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Using the demand–control model of job strain to predict caregiver burden and caregiver satisfaction in the informal caregivers of heart failure patients
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Objectives The demand–control (D–C) model of job strain has generated a considerable body of empirical support in predicting psychological health outcomes in the context of work. This study aimed to extend previous work using the D–C model of job strain to predict caregiver burden and satisfaction in the informal caregivers of patients with heart failure. Design and method Data were gathered from 60 caregiver/patient dyads in a cross‐sectional design. Patients with chronic stable heart failure were recruited from out‐patient clinics. The dependent variables were caregiver burden and satisfaction. Demand and control were measured using both patient‐ and caregiver‐derived measures. Results The D–C model accounted for 15 and 19% of the variance in caregiver burden, after controlling for age, gender and relationship to the patient. Lower control was associated with higher burden. The D–C model did not predict caregiver satisfaction. Conclusion The D–C model was associated with caregiver burden, but not satisfaction in caregivers, with control being the dominant predictor. Research linking the theory and findings from job strain and informal caregiving studies may elucidate both fields of research. Using the demand–control model of job strain to predict caregiver burden and caregiver satisfaction in the informal caregivers of heart failure patients.
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A combination of high demands and feelings of insufficient control over caregiving is associated with poorer physical and psychological health outcomes of caregivers.
“From previous studies we know that a combination of high demands and feelings of insufficient control over caregiving is associated with poorer physical and psychological health outcomes of caregivers [18, 19].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Molloy, G. J., Johnston, D. W., Johnston, M., Gao, C., Witham, M. D., Struthers, A. D., & McMurdo, M. E. T.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Molloy, Gerard J.
- ORCID
- Venue
- British Journal of Health Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 401-417
- ISSN
- 1359-107X (ISSN-L)
- 2044-8287
- OpenAlex
- W2107558887
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- British Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- British Heart Foundation
- Economic and Social Research Council (PTA-037-27-0037)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Keywords
- demand-control model, job strain, caregiver burden, caregiver satisfaction, informal caregivers, heart failure, patient-caregiver dyads
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Caregivers, Workplace, Cost of Illness
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