This study compares the results of a survey conducted in California and China, specifically in the areas of Shanghai and Beijing, on family caregiving (N = 2200). Both descriptive and multivariate methods of analysis were used to examine similarities and differences in the ways in which primary caregivers and their families were impacted by caregiving. Significant differences were found in areas such as the proportion of male caregivers, the length and amount of care provided by the primary caregiver and impacts on physical and mental health. In both samples, emotional burden was predictive of negative family outcomes and the presence of social support was found to mitigate those outcomes. However, in three of the five models predicting family outcomes, nationality retained significance, indicating that there are still differences between the two cultures in the impact on the family.

本研究比較了一項在美國加利福尼亞州和中國(特別是上海和北京)進行的有關家庭照顧的調查結果。本研究用描述分析法的和多變量分析法來研究主要照顧者和他們的家人受照顧時所受的影響的異同。我們發現其中有幾個顯著的差異:男性照顧者的比例，主要照顧者提供照顧時間的長短，以及對身體和精神健康的影響等。兩個樣本均顯示情緒負擔預示著對家庭有負面的影響，社會支持有助減輕這些負面後果。然而，在五個預測的模型中，有三個顯示兩國文化對家庭的影響也存在著分歧。

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