The costs of caring: Impact of dementia on family caregivers
The costs of caring: Impact of dementia on family caregivers
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DOI：
10.1177/089198870101400403
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发表时间：
2001-12-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Gallant, MP
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作者：
Connell, CM;Janevic, MR;Gallant, MP
随着人口老龄化，越来越多的老年人被诊断患有阿尔茨海默病或相关疾病。大多数患有痴呆症的人将在家中由家庭成员照顾，他们可能会经历与照顾角色相关的各种身体，情感，经济和社会负担。本文的目的是（a）检查的身体和心理的影响，提供照顾的家庭成员与痴呆症，（B）描述的因素，有助于确定这些影响的性质和幅度，（c）讨论几种方法，照顾者干预，旨在减少负面影响，这一具有挑战性的作用。社会人口特征（例如，性别、与患者的关系、文化、种族、民族），护理人员资源（例如，应对、社会支持、伴侣动物的可用性），和个人特征（例如，人格、健康行为）塑造了痴呆症患者的经历，并对旨在预防或减轻往往伴随这一角色的压力和负担的干预措施产生了影响。
With the aging of the population, an increasing number of older adults are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Most people with a dementing illness will be cared for at home by a family member, who may experience a variety of physical, emotional, financial, and social burdens associated with the caregiving role. The purpose of this article is to (a) examine the physical and psychological effects of providing care to a family member with a dementing illness, (b) describe the factors that help determine the nature and magnitude of these effects, and (c) discuss several approaches to caregiver intervention designed to reduce the negative impact of this challenging role. Sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., gender, relationship to the patient, culture, race, ethnicity), caregiver resources (e.g., coping, social support, availability of a companion animal), and personal characteristics (e.g., personality, health behaviors) shape the dementia caregiving experience and have implications for interventions designed to prevent or lessen the stress and burden that often accompany the role.