TY - JOUR
T1 - Engagement in Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Informal Caregivers of Older Adults
AU - A’Azman, Shamirah
AU - Sung, Pildoo
AU - Malhotra, Rahul
N1 - The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is supported by the Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Research Council under its Health Services Research – Competitive Research Grant (NMRC/HSRG/0095/2018). This work is also supported by the Duke-NUS Signature Research Programme funded by the Ministry of Health, Singapore. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry of Health.
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PY - 2023/11/7
Y1 - 2023/11/7
N2 - Objectives: This study examined (1) the association of caregiver engagement in physical activity (PA) with their quality of life (QoL) and (2) the moderating effect of caregiver engagement in PA on the relationship between several caregiving stressors and their QoL, among informal caregivers of older adults. Methods: Multivariable regression was applied to data from 278 adult caregivers, aged 23–90 years, in Singapore. Results: Engagement in PA by caregivers was positively associated with psychological, social relationships, and environment domains of their QoL. Caregiver engagement in PA also mitigated the negative association between care-recipient mood impairment and QoL of caregivers in the physical health and social relationships domains. Discussion: QoL of caregivers may be improved or protected by their regular engagement in PA, especially when their care-recipients have mood impairment. Policymakers and practitioners should encourage caregivers to engage in PA and provide them with the necessary support to do so.
AB - Objectives: This study examined (1) the association of caregiver engagement in physical activity (PA) with their quality of life (QoL) and (2) the moderating effect of caregiver engagement in PA on the relationship between several caregiving stressors and their QoL, among informal caregivers of older adults. Methods: Multivariable regression was applied to data from 278 adult caregivers, aged 23–90 years, in Singapore. Results: Engagement in PA by caregivers was positively associated with psychological, social relationships, and environment domains of their QoL. Caregiver engagement in PA also mitigated the negative association between care-recipient mood impairment and QoL of caregivers in the physical health and social relationships domains. Discussion: QoL of caregivers may be improved or protected by their regular engagement in PA, especially when their care-recipients have mood impairment. Policymakers and practitioners should encourage caregivers to engage in PA and provide them with the necessary support to do so.
KW - caregiver physical activity
KW - caregiver quality of life
KW - caregiving
KW - Singapore
KW - stress-process model
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U2 - 10.1177/08982643231209086
DO - 10.1177/08982643231209086
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85176266309
SN - 0898-2643
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
ER -
