Dementia Caregivers' Responses to 2 Internet-Based Intervention Programs
Dementia Caregivers' Responses to 2 Internet-Based Intervention Programs
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DOI：
10.1177/1533317510387586
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Garcia, Linda J.
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作者：
Marziali, Elsa;Garcia, Linda J.
目的：本研究的目的是考察两种基于互联网的干预方案对痴呆症照顾者经历的压力和健康状况的影响。设计和方法：91名痴呆症照顾者可以选择参加基于互联网的聊天支持小组或基于互联网的视频会议支持小组。事后结果测量侧重于苦恼、健康状况、社会支持和服务利用情况。结果：与聊天组相比，视频组的心理健康状况改善更明显。此外，对于视频组来说，自我效能、神经质和社会支持的改善与应对护理接受者的认知障碍和功能下降的压力反应较低有关。研究结果表明，在两种基于互联网的痴呆症照顾者干预计划中，视频会议干预计划在改善心理健康状况方面更有效，个人特征的改善与照顾者较低的压力反应相关。
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the impact on dementia caregivers' experienced stress and health status of 2 Internet-based intervention programs. Design and methods: Ninety-one dementia caregivers were given the choice of being involved in either an Internet-based chat support group or an Internet-based video conferencing support group. Pre-post outcome measures focused on distress, health status, social support, and service utilization. Results: In contrast to the Chat Group, the Video Group showed significantly greater improvement in mental health status. Also, for the Video Group, improvements in self-efficacy, neuroticism, and social support were associated with lower stress response to coping with the care recipient's cognitive impairment and decline in function. Implications: The results show that, of 2 Internet-based intervention programs for dementia caregivers, the video conferencing intervention program was more effective in improving mental health status and improvement in personal characteristics were associated with lower caregiver stress response.