Table 1

General Characteristics and Caregiving Characteristics of the Subjects (N=398)

CDO.=completely dependent on their family's help; PDO.=partially dependent on their family's help; IDO=independent on their family's help; ETG=enough to give help for their family.

^†Economic status of elderly parents.

Table 2

Comparison of Elder Abuse Perception and Caregiving Stress by General Characteristics (N=398)

Table 3

Comparison of Elder Abuse Perception and Caregiving Stress by Caregiving Characteristics (N=398)

CDO=completely dependent on their family's help; PDO=partially dependent on their family's help; IDO=independent on their family's help; ETG=enough to give help for their family.

^†Economic status of elderly parents.

Table 4

Correlation between Elder Abuse Perception and Caregiving Stress (N=398)

Table 5

Influencing Factors of Elder Abuse Perception and Caregiving Stress (N=398)

^†Reference categories in dummy variables; Marital state - 'married'; Education level - 'below high school'; Relation with the elder - 'daughter-in-law'

NOTES

This article is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Keimyung University.

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