PMID- 37957638 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231116 IS - 1472-6955 (Print) IS - 1472-6955 (Electronic) IS - 1472-6955 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Nov 13 TI - Self-efficacy and well-being in the association between caregiver burden and sleep quality among caregivers of elderly patients having multiple chronic conditions in rural China: a serial multiple mediation analysis. PG - 424 LID - 10.1186/s12912-023-01587-0 [doi] LID - 424 AB - BACKGROUND: Caregivers of elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions have heavy caregiver burden and poor sleep quality, which has an important impact on both caregivers and patients. This study aimed to examine among rural caregivers of elderly patients who have multiple chronic conditions in China, whether self-efficacy and well-being mediate the link between caregiver burden and sleep quality. METHODS: The study recruited 325 caregivers of elderly patients having multiple chronic conditions in rural China. Several measures including the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Index of Well-Being (IWB) were utilized to collect data. Structural equation modeling was employed to study the relationships among caregiver burden, sleep quality, self-efficacy, as well as well-being. RESULTS: Significant correlations were found between the measured variables (each p < 0.01). Self-efficacy and well-being acted as mediators in the link between caregiver burden and sleep quality, accounting for 10.94% and 15.63% of the total effect, respectively. In addition, self-efficacy and well-being had a serial multiple mediating effect in the association between caregiver burden and sleep quality, with this mediating pathway, explaining 9.93% of the total effect. CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers of elderly patients having multiple chronic conditions in rural China experienced poor sleep quality due to the caregiver burden. Self-efficacy and well-being had serial mediating roles on the relationship between caregiver burden and sleep quality. Effective interventions should be developed to improve self-efficacy and well-being of caregivers, reduce their caregiver burden and, eventually, improve their sleep quality. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Yang, Ziyue AU - Yang Z AD - School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, 44 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. FAU - Sun, Fengye AU - Sun F AD - School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, 44 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhao, Lingrui AU - Zhao L AD - School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, 44 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. FAU - Hu, Tingwei AU - Hu T AD - School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, 44 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. FAU - Lin, Xin AU - Lin X AD - School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, 44 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. FAU - Guo, Yufang AU - Guo Y AD - School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, 44 Wen Hua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. guoyf@sdu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231113 PL - England TA - BMC Nurs JT - BMC nursing JID - 101088683 PMC - PMC10641968 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Caregiver Burden OT - China OT - Multiple chronic conditions OT - Rural Population OT - Self Efficacy OT - Sleep quality OT - Well-being COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/11/14 06:43 MHDA- 2023/11/14 06:44 PMCR- 2023/11/13 CRDT- 2023/11/14 00:08 PHST- 2023/06/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/14 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/14 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/14 00:08 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12912-023-01587-0 [pii] AID - 1587 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12912-023-01587-0 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Nurs. 2023 Nov 13;22(1):424. doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01587-0.