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 Volume 9, Issue 10 (October 2022), Pages: 17-25

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 Original Research Paper

 Acceptance of family caregiving in the older adults: A validation of theory through a descriptive correlational study

 Author(s): Alfredo Z. Feliciano 1, 2, Evelyn E. Feliciano 1, 2, *, Joan Russel D. Feliciano 1, Sharifa Al-Asiry 3, Ma. Corazon M. Tanhueco 1, Debbie Q. Ramirez 1, Anna Lyn M. Paano 1, Jennie C. Junio 1, Doroteo S. Dizon 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1College of Nursing, Angeles University Foundation, Angeles, Philippines
 2Graduate Studies, Angeles University Foundation, Angeles, Philippines
 3Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9120-1534

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2022.10.003

 Abstract:

This descriptive correlational study on theory validation aimed at validating one of the propositions of the theory that states, “Family caregiving trajectory is influenced by factors such as resources” with a purposive sample of 304 family caregivers in Pampanga. To facilitate the validation of the proposition, the study aimed to determine the correlation between the older adults and family caregivers' characteristics with family caregiver burden using an instrument composed of the socio-demographic profile, Barthel Index (BI) of independence, caregiving self-efficacy scale, and Zarit burden interview scale. Caregiver burden was predicted by the identified older adults’ and caregivers’ characteristics by 28.1% with respect to the R square value of 0.281. Of all identified characteristics of the older adults and family caregivers, co-morbidity presence (p=.027; B=-3.641), lack of financial support (p=.009; B=5.539), decreasing level of independence (p=.000; B=-0.134) and low efficacy in the control of upsetting thoughts (p=.000; B=-2.359) were predictive of caregiver burden. The negative connotation related to aging and “everlasting caregiving” showed a relative interest in understanding caregiver burden experience. The resources, while infused on older adults’ and family caregivers’ characteristics showed a good prediction of older adults’ independence level, financial support and presence of co-morbidities, and family caregivers’ self-efficacy towards caregiver burden. Therefore, resources come from various forms, and they play an integral part in impacting a successful family caregiving trajectory.

 © 2022 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Acceptance, Adults, Aging, Caregiver burden, Family, Self-efficacy

 Article History: Received 25 March 2022, Received in revised form 17 June 2022, Accepted 19 June 2022

 Acknowledgment 

All authors would like to thank the older adult residents of Pampanga and their family caregivers, who voluntarily and enthusiastically participated in this academic work.

 Funding 

The authors would like to thank the Deanship of Scientific Research at Majmaah University for the project no. R-2022-156.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical consideration: 

Consistent with the ethical guidelines, an informed consent was secured from the respondents of the study. The informed consent detailed the subject status, purpose, type of data, nature of commitment, subject selection, procedures, and potential risks and benefits. Moreover, an emphasis on subject confidentiality was maintained throughout the course of the study.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Feliciano AZ, Feliciano EE, and Feliciano JRD et al. (2022). Acceptance of family caregiving in the older adults: A validation of theory through a descriptive correlational study. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 9(10): 17-25

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