Characterizing caregiving supportive services use by caregiving relationship status.
Characterizing caregiving supportive services use by caregiving relationship status.
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通过护理关系状态来描述护理支持服务的使用情况。
DOI：
10.1111/jgs.18213
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Fabius,ChaneeD
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作者：
Travers,JasmineL;Rosa,WilliamE;Shenoy,Shivani;Bergh,Marissa;Fabius,ChaneeD
背景老年人的非正式照顾者承受着高度的社会心理负担和压力。这些情绪体验通常源于与护理相关的压力任务。为压力任务提供帮助的护理支持服务有助于减轻护理负担和压力。研究仅限于看护者根据关系状态使用哪些类型的支持服务以及他们有关这些服务的信息来源。我们试图通过看护者关系状态来描述看护支持服务的使用情况。方法我们分析了 2015 年全国看护研究的横断面数据，仅限于 65 岁以上老年人的看护者。照顾者关系状况（即配偶、子女、其他亲属/非亲属）是自变量。支持服务的类型和支持服务的信息来源是因变量。进行双变量分析以检查与护理者关系状态的关联以及护理支持服务的使用与护理者和护理接受者特征之间的关联。在服务使用者中，我们测量了照顾者关系状态、使用的支持服务类型以及支持服务信息来源之间的关联。结果我们的样本由 1871 名非正式照顾者组成，其中 30.7% 报告使用支持服务。根据照顾者关系状况，与配偶和其他亲属/非亲属相比，子女对支持服务的使用最多（分别为 46.5% vs. 27.6% vs. 25.9%，p= <0.01）。在服务用户中，所使用的服务类型没有差异。配偶主要从医疗服务提供者或社会工作者那里获得有关服务的信息（73.8%，p=<0.001）。结论我们的研究结果强调，需要确保其他护理群体（例如配偶和其他亲属/非亲属）能够获得重要的支持服务，例如经济支持。应利用并配备医疗服务提供者和/或社会工作者来提供此信息并参考相应的服务。
BackgroundInformal caregivers of older adults experience a high degree of psychosocial burden and strain. These emotional experiences often stem from stressful tasks associated with caregiving. Caregiving supportive services that provide assistance for stressful tasks are instrumental in alleviating caregiving burden and strain. Research is limited on what types of supportive services caregivers are utilizing by relationship status and their source of information regarding these services. We sought to characterize caregiving supportive services use by caregiver relationship status.MethodsWe analyzed cross‐sectional data from the 2015 National Study of Caregiving limited to caregivers of older adults ≥65 years of age. Caregiver relationship status (i.e., spouse, child, other relative/non‐relative) was the independent variable. Type of supportive service and source of information about supportive services were the dependent variables. Bivariate analyses were performed to examine the association with caregiver relationship status and associations between use of caregiving supportive services and caregiver and care recipient characteristics. Among service users, we measured associations between caregiver relationship status, type of supportive services used, and source of information about supportive services.ResultsOur sample consisted of 1871 informal caregivers, 30.7% reported using supportive services. By caregiver relationship status, children had the greatest use of supportive services compared to spouses and other relatives/non‐relatives (46.5% vs. 27.6% vs. 25.9%,p= <0.01, respectively). Among users of services, there were no differences in type of services used. Spouses primarily received their information about services from a medical provider or social worker (73.8%,p= <0.001).ConclusionOur findings highlight the need to ensure that other caregiving groups, such as spouses and other relatives/non‐relatives, have access to important supportive services such as financial support. Medical providers and/or social workers should be leveraged and equipped to provide this information and refer to services accordingly.