TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-efficacy mediates acculturation and respite care knowledge of immigrant caregivers
AU - Kuo, Shu Fen
AU - Chen, I. Hui
AU - Huang, Tsai Wei
AU - Miao, Nae Fang
AU - Peters, Kath
AU - Chung, Min Huey
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This study was supported by a grant from the Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency (no. 1082F302), Taiwan.
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PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - Past studies have shown that acculturation and self-efficacy can affect respite care knowl-edge, which are notable issues among immigrant caregivers due to the rapid increasing aging family members. The aim of this study was to investigate relationships among acculturation, self-efficacy, and respite care knowledge in immigrant caregivers, and to determine the mediating effects of self-efficacy on the relationship between acculturation and respite care knowledge. A cross-sectional design was used. We enrolled 134 female immigrant caregivers who had married Taiwanese men and lived with care recipients who used LTC services. Based on Baron and Kenny’ mediating analytic framework, multiple regression and Sobel tests were used to examine whether self-efficacy mediated the relationship between acculturation and respite care knowledge. The findings showed that after controlling for confounding factors, acculturation and self-efficacy separately affected respite care knowledge (B = 0.229, standard error (SE) = 0.084; B = 0.123, SE = 0.049, respectively). Acculturation had a positive impact on respite care knowledge through self-efficacy (B = 0.181, SE = 0.084). Therefore, self-efficacy partially mediated the effect of acculturation on respite care knowledge, and accounted for 20.9% of the total mediating effect in this study. Acculturation predicted immigrant caregiver’ respite care knowledge partially through self-efficacy. The association between acculturation and respite care knowledge was partially mediated by immigrant caregivers’ self-efficacy. As a result, it was proposed that boosting self-efficacy could increase and drive immigrant care-givers’ respite care knowledge. To assist this population in obtaining enough resources, targeted educational programs to promote immigrant caregivers’ self-efficacy should be designed and im-plemented. Furthermore, health care practitioners should be aware of the relevance of immigrant caregivers’ acculturation.
AB - Past studies have shown that acculturation and self-efficacy can affect respite care knowl-edge, which are notable issues among immigrant caregivers due to the rapid increasing aging family members. The aim of this study was to investigate relationships among acculturation, self-efficacy, and respite care knowledge in immigrant caregivers, and to determine the mediating effects of self-efficacy on the relationship between acculturation and respite care knowledge. A cross-sectional design was used. We enrolled 134 female immigrant caregivers who had married Taiwanese men and lived with care recipients who used LTC services. Based on Baron and Kenny’ mediating analytic framework, multiple regression and Sobel tests were used to examine whether self-efficacy mediated the relationship between acculturation and respite care knowledge. The findings showed that after controlling for confounding factors, acculturation and self-efficacy separately affected respite care knowledge (B = 0.229, standard error (SE) = 0.084; B = 0.123, SE = 0.049, respectively). Acculturation had a positive impact on respite care knowledge through self-efficacy (B = 0.181, SE = 0.084). Therefore, self-efficacy partially mediated the effect of acculturation on respite care knowledge, and accounted for 20.9% of the total mediating effect in this study. Acculturation predicted immigrant caregiver’ respite care knowledge partially through self-efficacy. The association between acculturation and respite care knowledge was partially mediated by immigrant caregivers’ self-efficacy. As a result, it was proposed that boosting self-efficacy could increase and drive immigrant care-givers’ respite care knowledge. To assist this population in obtaining enough resources, targeted educational programs to promote immigrant caregivers’ self-efficacy should be designed and im-plemented. Furthermore, health care practitioners should be aware of the relevance of immigrant caregivers’ acculturation.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Immigrant caregivers
KW - Respite care knowledge
KW - Self-efficacy
KW - Caregivers
KW - Self Efficacy
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Female
KW - Male
KW - Emigrants and Immigrants
KW - Respite Care
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph182010595
DO - 10.3390/ijerph182010595
M3 - Article
C2 - 34682340
AN - SCOPUS:85116719278
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 18
JO - International journal of environmental research and public health
JF - International journal of environmental research and public health
IS - 20
M1 - 10595
ER -
