Relationship between expression of gratitude by home-based care receivers and caregiver burden among family caregivers

We focused on the frequency of “gratitude” expressed by home-based care receivers towards family caregivers before they were in condition that needed and investigated relationship with caregiver burden. This cross-sectional online survey was completed 700 Japan. Caregiver burden assessed using Zarit Burden Interview. Caregivers a score ? 19 defined as having mild burden, those 20 to 38 moderate, > severe. Additionally, asked, “How often did you get ‘thank you’ from your receiver care?” Answers scored 11-point Likert scale. scores 0-2 low gratitude, 3-6 middle, 7-10 high. Among all caregivers, 233 (33.3%), 229 (32.7%) 238 (34.0%) accounted for mild, moderate severe respectively. High frequencies gratitude 48.9%, 43.7%, 39.1%, respectively, concluded significantly higher rate than group (p = 0.03). The results multinominal logistic regression analysis, even after adjusting several factors, show high associated < 0.01, OR: 0.48, 95%CI: 0.28-0.81). found substantially