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KMID : 1022120210230010055
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Health and Welfare
2021 Volume.23 No. 1 p.55 ~ p.78
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The Effect of Household Income Level on Depression in Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients : Moderating Effect of Eerceived Public Support
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Kim Jae-Yop
Bae Sung-Hun
Jang Dae-Yeon
Hwang Ho-Kyong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of household income level on depression in family caregivers of cancer patients, and to verify the moderating effect of perceived public support. The subjects were family caregivers of cancer patients, a survey was conducted in a major hospital specialized in cancer treatment. and participants responded to the questionnaire asking about household income level, depression, and public support. The survey was conducted for five months from April to September 2015, and 199 cases were obtained and 198 cases used as the final analysis. SPSS 25.0 was used for frequency analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The main results are as follows. first, the depression level of the lowest household income group was the highest and the depression level of the highest household income group was the lowest. Second, household income levels have been shown to have a significant impact on the depression of family caregivers of cancer patients. Third, perceived public support was significantly correlated to depression, and perceived public support was verified as a moderator to household income levels reducing the depression. Based on the results of the study, we discussed social work-based interventions in family caregivers of cancer patients who experienced depression.
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KEYWORD
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Family caregivers of cancer patients, Household income levels, Depression, Public support, Moderating effect
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