Family caregivers' subjective experiences of satisfaction in dementia care:: aspects of burden, subjective health and sense of coherence
Family caregivers' subjective experiences of satisfaction in dementia care:: aspects of burden, subjective health and sense of coherence
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1471-6712.2005.00328.x
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发表时间：
2005-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Elmståhl, S
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作者：
Andrén, S;Elmståhl, S
家庭护理人员在护理情况下会经历积极和消极的反应。然而，有关积极方面的出版物却少得多。本研究的总体目的是探索一种先前开发的工具来研究护理人员获得的奖励，并确定与在家照顾痴呆症患者的家庭成员的满意度相关的因素。研究小组由 153 名此类家庭成员组成。使用标准化访谈时间表探索不同的背景特征，并使用评估患者痴呆程度以及照顾者的总负担和满意度的工具。对看护者满意度评估指数进行了因子分析，当该指数降低时，它对于痴呆症的情况变得更加具体。通过护理人员负担量表和满意度衡量的压力源可以共存并评估护理人员状况的不同方面。照顾者可以同时感受到适度的负担和极大的满足感，进一步的研究可能有助于拓宽我们对如何减轻负担程度同时增加满足感的理解。
Family caregivers experience both positive and negative reactions in caregiving situations. There has been considerably less published about the positive aspects, however. The general aim of this study was to explore a previously developed instrument to study rewards gained by caregivers and to determine the factors associated with satisfaction in family members caring for patients with dementia living at home. The study group consisted of 153 such family members. Standardized interview schedules exploring different background characteristics, and instruments for assessment of the degree of dementia in the patients and the caregivers' total burden and degree of satisfaction were used. Factorial analysis of the Caregiver's Assessment of Satisfactions index was performed and it became more specific for conditions of dementia when it was reduced. Stressors as measured by the Caregiver Burden scale and satisfaction can coexist and assess different aspects of the caregiver's situation. The caregiver can perceive both moderate burden and great satisfaction at the same time, and further studies may help to broaden our understanding of how we can reduce the degree of burden whilst increasing the sense of satisfaction.