The impact of having foreign domestic workers on informal caregivers of persons with dementia: Findings from a multi-method research in Singapore

• Main Authors: Yuan, Qi, Zhang, Yunjue, Samari, Ellaisha, Jeyagurunathan, Anitha, TAN, Tee Hng, Devi, Fiona, Wang, Peizhi, Magadi, Harish, Goveas, Richard, Ng, Li Ling, Subramaniam, Mythily
• 格式: text
• 語言: English
• 出版: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• 主題: Dementia; Foreign domestic helper; Informal caregiving; Propensity score matching; Qualitative research methods; Asian Studies; Gerontology; Health Psychology; Medicine and Health
• 在線閱讀: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3618; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4876/viewcontent/Yuan2022_Article_TheImpactOfHavingForeignDomestic_pvoa.pdf
• 機構: Singapore Management University

Background: Informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWDs) sometimes engage foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to support their caregiving journey. However, there has not been much research to establish if this is really beneficial. The current study aims to investigate whether engaging FDWs speci...