Mental health of primary family caregivers with children with intellectual disability who receive a home care programme.
Mental health of primary family caregivers with children with intellectual disability who receive a home care programme.
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接受家庭护理计划的智力障碍儿童的主要家庭照顾者的心理健康状况。
DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-2788.2002.00370.x
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发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
C. Huang
中科院分区：
文献类型：
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作者：
B. Shu;F. Lung;C. Huang
背景
本研究的目的是描述一组有智力残疾儿童(ID)的家庭照顾者的心理健康随时间的变化，并探讨家庭照护服务对照顾者心理健康的影响。
方法
作者确认在台湾南部接受家庭照护服务的智障儿童。本研究共招募了46名初级家庭照顾者(年龄范围为21-65岁)。研究设计为准实验跟踪分析。患有失调症的儿童及其家人定期接受家庭护理。采用由12个条目组成的中国人健康问卷(CHQ)在基线、3个月和9个月三个时间点对受试者进行心理健康测评。CHQ的效度和信度已经在台湾进行了检验。采用广义估计方程进行纵向数据分析。
结果
作者发现，到9个月时，家庭照顾者的心理健康状况有了显著改善。
结论
这项研究的初步结果肯定了家庭护理服务的效果，并表明家庭护理服务对家庭照顾者是必要的。
BACKGROUND
The aims of the present study were to describe the change in mental health over time in a group of family caregivers with a child with intellectual disability (ID) and to explore the effect of a home care service on the psychological well-being of the caregiver.
METHODS
The authors identified children with ID who received home care services in the southern part of Taiwan. A total of 46 primary family caregivers (age range = 21-65 years) were recruited for the present study. The study design was a quasi-experimental follow-up analysis. The children with ID and their families regularly received home-based care. The 12-item version of the Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) was used to evaluate the subjects' mental health at three time points: (1) baseline, (2) 3 months and (3) 9 months. The validity and reliability of the CHQ have been tested in Taiwan. The Generalized Estimating Equation was used to conduct longitudinal data analyses.
RESULTS
The authors found that the family caregivers showed a significant improvement in their mental health by month 9.
CONCLUSIONS
The preliminary findings of this study accredit the effect of home care services and suggest that home care services are necessary for family caregivers.