Physical Strength Perception of Older Caregivers in Rural Areas
Physical Strength Perception of Older Caregivers in Rural Areas
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农村地区老年护理人员体力认知
DOI：
10.3390/medicina55100692
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发表时间：
2019
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
J. Adsuar
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作者：
Laura Muñoz;S. Villafaina;D. Collado;Salvador Postigo;J. Adsuar
背景与目的：在人口老龄化中，老年人照顾其他老年人越来越普遍。看护任务可能受到衰老过程的制约。本研究旨在分析老年照护者感知体力及其对从事照护活动功能能力的影响。方法：随机抽取西班牙巴达霍斯省农村卫生区年龄≥65岁的护理人员107人参加横断面研究。测量的问题包括照顾者的角色（经验、年数、小时数、困难、需求）和他们感知到的体力、进行日常生活活动的能力（ADL）、需要帮助或照顾困难。结果：来自农村地区的老年护理人员认为缺乏体力（71%）。这些照顾者需要更多的帮助，有更多的困难，表现出更少的能力来执行ADL。此外，大约80%缺乏力量的人正在照顾严重或完全依赖的人。感知到的体力缺乏与进行基本活动（r = 0.382, p < 0.01）和工具性活动（r = 0.370, p < 0.01）的能力之间存在直接关联。结论：因此，对力量的感知和被照顾者的特征可能是成功进行照顾任务的关键变量。
Background and objective: In an aging population, it is increasingly common for older adults to take care of other older adults. Caregiving tasks may be conditioned by the aging process. This study aims to analyze the perceived physical strength of older caregivers and its impact on the functional capacity to engage in caregiving activities. Methods: A discretionary sampling of caregivers (N = 107), ≥65 years old, in the rural health area of Badajoz (Spain) participated in this cross-sectional study. Measurements included questions about the caregiver’s role (experience, years, hours, difficulties, demands) and their perceived physical strength, ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL), need for help or difficulty for caring. Results: Older caregivers from rural areas perceived a lack of physical strength (71%). These caregivers need more help, have more difficulties, and show less ability to perform ADL. Furthermore, around 80% of the people who had a lack of strength were caring for people with severe or total dependence. There is a direct correlation between the perceived lack of physical strength and the ability to perform basic (r = 0.382, p < 0.01) and instrumental (r = 0.370, p < 0.01) activities. Conclusions: Therefore, the perception of strength and the characteristics of the cared for person may be crucial variables to successfully conduct caregiving tasks.
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Pinquart, Martin;Soerensen, Silvia
通讯作者：
Soerensen, Silvia
影响因子：
3.3
作者：
Lauretani, F;Russo, CR;Ferrucci, L
通讯作者：
Ferrucci, L