Informal caregivers' preferences for self-care support services in caring for community-dwelling older adults with disabilities: A discrete choice experiment - PubMed
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- Informal caregivers prioritize self-care support services, especially frequent respite and comprehensive health guidance, over cost considerations.
- A discrete choice experiment with 226 caregivers in Qingdao, China, identified respite service frequency (24.0% relative importance) and health guidance content (21.7%) as the most influential attributes.
- Caregivers' willingness-to-pay was estimated at ¥3132.48 monthly for weekly respite and ¥2827.48 for comprehensive health guidance, showing minimal influence from cost (0.01%).
- Significant preference heterogeneity exists, linked to sociodemographic factors, health status, stress levels, and patient outcomes, highlighting the need for individualized support.
- Community nurses are crucial for assessing caregiver strain, delivering tailored guidance, coordinating services, and ensuring equitable access to enhance caregiver sustainability and care quality.