Constructing a family support model in terms of the relationship between QOL and self-efficacy

目的：本研究旨在探讨家庭照顾者的生活质量与自我效能，并探讨生活型态与照顾环境的关系。家庭照顾者的支持模型构建。方法：在研究中的参与者是191名主要照顾者的老年人被照顾在爱媛县（45名岛民，50名农村居民和96名城市居民）在家里。问卷内容包括被照顾者的背景、身体状况、日常生活能力（ADL）、生活满意度指数K（LSIK）、照顾需求水平，以及照顾者的背景、身体状况、家庭APGAR、照顾时间、日常照顾时间、社区照顾服务使用情况、视觉焦虑幸福量表（VAS）、结果与讨论：1。这三个地区的主要照顾者主要是女性。虽然他们通常是在islan的媳妇 ...更多信息 d社区，他们是农村和城市地区的配偶.岛民最常见的护理需求为4级，农村居民为1级，城市居民为5级。在使用服务方面，岛屿社区的照料者经常使用日托服务和短期停留，而农村地区的照料者经常使用日托服务，而城市的照料者经常使用家庭帮助服务、社区探访护理和日托服务。总体而言，与开始照顾老年家庭成员之前相比，主要照顾者在所有三个领域的VAS评分均有所下降。然而，对于30%的成年人来说，这一比例有所上升或保持不变。自我效能量表的因素分析确定了三个因素：第一个因素是“愿意继续照顾”，第二个因素是“自我控制对照顾的情况”，第三个因素是“使用有关照顾的信息”。VAS评分、自我效能感与家庭APGAR评分之间存在相关性.影响VAS和自我效能的因素是身体环境和家庭成员的数量。这些结果表明，照顾者支持有必要考虑家庭需求的特点，取决于地区，和照顾者的身体和精神状态。少

Purpose : The purposes of this study are to examine the QOL and self-efficacy of family caregivers and to investigate the connection between life-style and the circumstances of care giving. A support model for family caregivers is constructed.Method : The participants in the study were 191 primary caregivers of elderly people being cared for at home in Ehime prefecture (45 islanders, 50 rural inhabitants and 96 city dwellers). The questionnaire included items related to the care-recipient's background, physical circumstances, Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Life Satisfaction Index K(LSIK), level of care need, as well as items relating to the caregiver's background, physical circumstances, family APGAR, period of care-giving, daily care-giving time, use of community care services, Visual Analogue Scale of happiness (VAS), and self-efficacy.Results and discussion :1. The primary caregivers in the three areas were predominately female. While they were usually the daughter-in-laws in islan … More d communities, they were the spouses in rural and urban areas.2. The most common level of care need was level 4 for islanders, level 1 for rural inhabitants, and level 5 for city residents.3. In terms of use of services, caregivers in island communities frequently used day-care services and short stays, while those in rural areas frequently used day-care services, and those living in the cities frequently used home-help services, community visiting nursing and day-care services.4. Overall, the VAS scores for the primary caregivers in all three areas had declined, compared to before they started caring for the elderly family member. However, this had risen or remained the same for 30% of the caregivers.5. A factor analysis of the self-efficacy scale identified three factors : the first factor is "will to continue care giving", the second factor is "self-control towards the care giving situation", and the third factor is "use of information concerning care giving".6. Correlations were found between VAS, self-efficacy and family APGAR, respectively.7. Factors influencing VAS and self-efficacy were physical circumstances and number of family members.These results indicate that it is necessary for caregiver support to consider the characteristics of family needs depending on area, and the physical and mental states of the caregivers. Less