The purpose of this study was to examine caregiver characteristics and the degree to which these variables impact caregivers. This study was a correlation design using purposive sampling. A sample representing 285 primary caregivers of chronically ill persons was obtained from Taipei Long Term Care Demonstration Center. A structure questionnaire was used to interview caregivers. The results were:(1) the level of impact of careigvers for chronically ill persons was shown below the averages scores (13.62) which indicated more negative caregiving impact; (2)caregiving impact was positively correlated with living arrangements, lingth of caregiving time, and the care recipient's active ability respectively; (3)caregiving impact was negatively correlated with the health status of caregivers, health expenditure, care recipient's age, and self-care ability respectively. The findings of this study could be used as a reference or a guideline for long term care health professionals to better understnad the impact of caregivers for chronically ill persons in community care.
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Sigma Theta Tau International
10-12 July 2003