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Association between attitudes of filial responsibility and parent caregiving behavior |
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| Authors: | Marines Aires Duane Mocellin Fernanda Laís Fengler Dal Pizzol Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals Neena L Chappell Eliane Pinheiro de Morais |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Health Science, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Miss?es (URI), Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;2. Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;3. Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;4. Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada |
| Abstract: | Objective: To analyze the association between attitudes of filial responsibility and adult child caregivers’ behaviors in the Southern Region of Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 100 child caregivers of older adults. The data were collected through an interview using the protocol of filial responsibility adapted and validated to Brazilian Portuguese. Filial Expectation and Filial Piety scales evaluated the attitudes of filial responsibility. Caring behaviors assessed were: instrumental support, emotional, financial support, and companionship. The variables that presented p< .20 value in the bivariate analysis were inserted into a multivariate Poisson regression model. Results: Financial and emotional support behaviors were significantly associated with filial piety (p = .050 and p = .001, respectively) and filial expectation (p = .013 and p = .023, respectively). Providing companionship was associated with filial piety (p = .015). Conclusion: Attitudes of filial responsibility are associated with some but not all caregiving behaviors. Brazilians caring for older parents show more similarities to Chinese than to Canadian caregivers. Furthermore, filial responsibility and caregiving behaviors are strongly affected by Brazilian social and cultural norms. Reasons are discussed. |
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