Department of Community Nursing, School of Nursing, Beihua University, Jilin, China.
BMC Public Health. 2021 May 1;21(1):846. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10892-9.
One public health problem that cannot be ignored is the mental health of left-behind elderly individuals in rural areas. However, the burden of care and parenting stress among left-behind elderly individuals has never been analyzed. The purpose of this study was to explore the level of caregiver burden and parenting stress and their relationship among left-behind elderly individuals.
A total of 261 left-behind elderly people responded to the study. The 22-item Zarit Burden Interview and the 36-item Parenting Stress Index-Short Form were used.
We sent out 300 questionnaires in total. The effective rate was 87% (n = 261). Among the left-behind elderly individuals, most respondents were female (n = 171; 65.5%). The results showed that older age (OR:3.04; 95%CI: 1.307-7.048), an annual income of ¥5000-¥9900 (OR:3.25; 95%CI: 1.192-8.852) and higher parenting stress (OR:1.17; 95%CI: 1.103-1.242) were the risk factors related to higher caregiver burden in the left-behind elderly individuals. The influencing factor for lower caregiver burden in the left-behind elderly was gender (being male) (OR:0.08; 95%CI:0.036-0.178). Age (r = - 0.789; P < 0.001) and gender (r = 0.325; P < 0.001) were significant positively correlated with parenting stress, and annual income (r = - 0.717; P < 0.001) was negatively correlated with parenting stress.
Parenting stress is a risk factor affecting caregiver burden of left-behind elderly individuals. Healthcare professionals should pay close attention to the caregiver burden and parenting stress of left-behind elderly individuals, especially those who are older, female and have lower income.
农村留守老年人的心理健康是一个不容忽视的公共卫生问题。然而，留守老年人的照顾负担和育儿压力从未得到分析。本研究旨在探讨留守老年人的照顾者负担和育儿压力水平及其关系。
共有 261 名留守老年人对这项研究做出了回应。采用 22 项 Zarit 负担访谈和 36 项育儿压力指数-短式量表进行调查。
我们共发放了 300 份问卷，有效率为 87%（n=261）。在留守老年人中，大多数受访者为女性（n=171；65.5%）。结果表明，年龄较大（OR：3.04；95%CI：1.307-7.048）、年收入 5000-9900 元（OR：3.25；95%CI：1.192-8.852）和较高的育儿压力（OR：1.17；95%CI：1.103-1.242）是留守老年人照顾者负担较高的危险因素。留守老年人照顾者负担较低的影响因素是性别（男性）（OR：0.08；95%CI：0.036-0.178）。年龄（r=-0.789；P<0.001）和性别（r=0.325；P<0.001）与育儿压力呈显著正相关，而年收入（r=-0.717；P<0.001）与育儿压力呈负相关。
育儿压力是影响留守老年人照顾者负担的一个危险因素。医疗保健专业人员应密切关注留守老年人的照顾者负担和育儿压力，特别是那些年龄较大、女性和收入较低的人。
