Emotional Labor of Caregivers of Elderly Patients with Dementia and Disabilities in a Psychiatric Hospital in China

Shuo Zhong; Xianfei Chen; Jihong Li

doi:10.12659/MSM.945722

16 December 2024 : Clinical Research

Emotional Labor of Caregivers of Elderly Patients with Dementia and Disabilities in a Psychiatric Hospital in China

Shuo Zhong^{ABCDEF 1}, Xianfei Chen^{ABDF 2}, Jihong Li^{ACE 3,4*}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945722

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945722

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Table 4 Differential analysis of emotional labor (n=69).

		Surface acting				Deep acting				Emotional expression
		Mean/sum of squares	Degree of freedom	t/F	Sig	Mean/sum of squares	Degree of freedom	t/F	Sig	Mean/sum of squares	Degree of freedom	t/F	Sig
Sex	Male	27.15	19	1.166	0.008	10.7	19	−0.38	0.707	15.3	19	−1.02	0.312
Sex	Female	24.4694	50	1.166	0.008	15.0612	50	−0.38	0.707	16.347	50	−1.02	0.312
Age	Inter-group	1616.528	19	1.186	0.007	123.736	19	0.714	0.787	215.553	19	0.692	0.808
Age	Intra-group	3514.283	50	1.186	0.007	447.133	50	0.714	0.787	803.317	50	0.692	0.808
Marital status	Inter-group	15.535	1	0.203	0.653	8.601	1	1.025	0.015	4.37	1	0.289	0.003
Marital status	Intra-group	5115.276	67	0.203	0.653	562.269	67	1.025	0.015	1014.5	67	0.289	0.003
Educational attainment	Inter-group	250.56	3	1.112	0.01	33.435	3	1.348	0.267	60.017	3	1.356	0.264
Educational attainment	Intra-group	4880.252	66	1.112	0.01	537.435	66	1.348	0.267	958.852	66	1.356	0.264
Working years	Inter-group	1471.825	20	0.965	0.016	81.464	20	0.399	0.986	340.554	20	1.205	0.291
Working years	Intra-group	3658.987	49	0.965	0.016	489.406	49	0.399	0.986	678.315	49	1.205	0.291
Number of elderly patients the respondent was taking care of	Inter-group	197.007	5	0.503	0.003	28.678	5	0.666	0.02	30.495	5	0.389	0.855
	Intra-group	4933.804	64	0.503	0.003	542.191	64	0.666	0.02	988.375	64	0.389	0.855
Monthly income (Chinese Yuan)	Inter-group	607.862	9	0.881	0.047	55.435	9	0.705	0.702	93.486	9	0.662	0.739
Monthly income (Chinese Yuan)	Intra-group	4522.949	60	0.881	0.047	515.435	60	0.705	0.702	925.383	60	0.662	0.739
Form of contract	Inter-group	0.008	1	0	0.992	0.01	1	0.001	0.972	1.136	1	0.075	0.785
Form of contract	Intra-group	5130.804	68	0	0.992	570.859	68	0.001	0.972	1017.733	68	0.075	0.785
Job position	Inter-group	47.448	1	0.625	0.432	2.946	1	0.348	0.558	0.27	1	0.018	0.894
Job position	Intra-group	5083.364	68	0.625	0.432	567.924	68	0.348	0.558	1018.599	68	0.018	0.894

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