Caregivers of patients with cancer: anxiety, depression and distribution of dependency
Caregivers of patients with cancer: anxiety, depression and distribution of dependency
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10.1002/pon.2081
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
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影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Pruneddu, Alessandra
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作者：
Cipolletta, Sabrina;Shams, Malihe;Pruneddu, Alessandra
目的 帮助癌症患者意味着承担一个可能与该人之前的角色相符或与之相反的角色，从而引发痛苦。这项研究探讨了是否有可能根据不同程度的焦虑和抑郁以及不同的分配自己依赖的方式来识别不同的照顾者概况。方法 50 名意大利癌症患者的主要照顾者完成了贝克焦虑量表、贝克抑郁量表 II 和凯利依赖性网格。对这三种工具得出的指数进行了聚类分析。结果 根据护理人员如何利用其资源提供和接受帮助，发现了三份资料。如果护理人员所经历的提供帮助的情况与其个人角色一致，那么焦虑和抑郁就会减少，否则就会增加。平时和现在的角色之间的平衡/不平衡的影响还取决于护理人员的经验的典型性，与其护理角色相关。结论 这些结果表明，为不同的护理体验规划不同类型的支持是有用的。版权所有 (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Objective Assisting a patient with cancer implies assuming a role that may fit in with the previous role of the person or that may contrast with it, thereby provoking suffering. This research explores if it is possible to identify different profiles of caregivers on the basis of different levels of anxiety and depression as well as on different ways of distributing one's own dependency. Methods There were 50 Italian primary caregivers of patients with cancer who completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and Kelly's Dependency Grids. Cluster analysis was conducted on the indices derived from the three instruments. Results Three profiles were found on the basis of how the caregivers used their resources to give and to receive help. If there was congruence between the situation of giving help that the caregivers experienced and their personal role, then anxiety and depression decreased, otherwise, they increased. The implications of the balance/imbalance between the usual and the present role depended also on the typicality of the caregivers' experience, as related to their caring role. Conclusions These results suggest the usefulness of planning different kinds of support for different experiences of caregiving. Copyright (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.