Association between unmet needs for community services and caregiving strain
Association between unmet needs for community services and caregiving strain
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DOI：
10.1606/1044-3894.1877
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
0.9
通讯作者：
Morrow-Howell, N
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作者：
Li, H;Chadiha, A;Morrow-Howell, N
本研究描述非正式照护者对社区服务的未满足需求，并探讨未满足需求与照护压力之间的关系。本研究中使用的数据是从美国家庭护理调查中提取的，包括463名照顾接受社区服务的老年人的护理人员。在这些照顾者中，超过三分之一的人报告说，接受照顾者使用的社区服务不能满足他们的需要。研究结果表明，在控制了潜在的混杂因素后，报告未满足需求的非正式照顾者比没有报告未满足需求的非正式照顾者更有可能经历更高水平的情绪紧张。然而，未满足的需求和身体压力之间的关系是不显著的。
This study describes informal caregivers' unmet needs for community services and investigates the association between unmet needs and caregiving strain. The data used in this study were extracted from the Family Caregiving in the U.S. Survey and included 463 caregivers caring for an older adult who received community services. Among these caregivers, over one-third reported that the community services used by the care receivers did not meet their needs. Findings indicated informal caregivers who reported unmet needs were more likely to experience higher levels of emotional strain than those who did not report unmet needs after potential confounding factors were controlled for. However, the relationship between unmet needs and physical strain was marginally significant.