Factors Related to Overall Satisfaction with Adult Daycare among Elderly Users and Family Caregivers

Abstract

Factors related to overall satisfaction with adult daycare among elderly users and their family caregivers were separately investigated. Data were collected from 103 elderly users of two adult daycare centers through face-to-face interviews. Data were also collected from 119 family caregivers of the elderly users through self-administrated questionnaires. Eight indicators of domain specific satisfaction with adult daycare were analyzed in both groups to identify factors related to the overall satisfaction with daycare. The effect of family care orientation and coping strategies was also examined in the elderly. ln addition, the impact of caregiver burden was examined in family caregivers. All indicators of domain spechic satisfaction were significantly related to the overall satisfaction of both the elderly and the family. Satisfaction with transportation service to and from the daycare facility had the strongest relationship with overall satisfaction among the elderly, ln addition, among the elderly, lower family care orientation was likely to result in higher overall satisfaction with adult daycare. Caregiving burden did not significantly influence the overall satisfaction of family caregivers.