The number of people living with dementia increases almost every year, and the majority of the care system for these individuals is often made up of close family members. This study investigates the relationship between family caregivers’ cross-checking of information with healthcare providers and patient health outcomes. Specifically, we examined whether this relationship was mediated by caregivers’ enhanced coping efficacy. We also tested the moderation effect of family caregivers’ affiliate stigma on information cross-checking, coping efficacy, and coping outcomes. Using a survey of 226 family caregivers of dementia patients in South Korea, this study tested the moderated mediation model with the PROCESS macro. Results indicate that low affiliate stigma moderates coping efficacy on the relationship between information cross-checking and dementia patients’ health outcomes. Further implications for family caregiving and general dementia care are discussed.

患有痴呆症的人数几乎每年都在增加，这些人的大部分护理系统通常由亲密的家庭成员组成。本研究调查了家庭护理人员与医疗保健提供者交叉核对信息与患者健康结果之间的关系。具体来说，我们检查了这种关系是否是由护理人员增强的应对能力所介导的。我们还测试了家庭照顾者的附属污名对信息交叉检查、应对效能和应对结果的调节作用。本研究对韩国 226 名痴呆症患者的家庭照顾者进行了调查，使用 PROCESS 宏测试了调节调解模型。结果表明，低附属耻辱降低了信息交叉检查与痴呆患者健康结果之间关系的应对效能。讨论了对家庭护理和一般痴呆症护理的进一步影响。