Supporting Method for the Families of Nursing Home Residents.

背景：来自养老院其他家庭成员的同伴支持对于在养老院感到焦虑和冲突的居民的家庭的心理健康至关重要。这项研究测试了机构同伴支持是否会解释养老院居民家庭成员消除焦虑的效果。方法：这项研究是在2011年1月至2012年3月之间进行的。调查对象为岐阜市养老院的24名家庭成员。收集团体访谈对养老院居民家属消除焦虑效果的影响。采用团体访谈和STAI量表对每个参与者的焦虑消除情况进行评估。结果：同伴家庭支持小组、能够克服焦虑消除的养老院居民家庭成员之间的凝聚感。结论：本研究结果表明，制度性家庭同伴支持对养老院居民家庭的心理幸福感有积极的促进作用。

BACKGROUND:Peer support received from other family members of nursing home residents is critical to the psychological well-being of families of residents who feels anxiety and conflict in nursing homes. This study tested whether institutional peer support would account for the effect of elimination of anxiety on family members of nursing home residents.METHOD:The study was conducted between January 2011-March 2012. The sample consisted of 24 family members of nursing home in Gifu prefecture. Group Interviews were collected effect of elimination of anxiety on family members of nursing home residents. Group Interviews and STAI Scale were used to assess elimination of anxiety of each participant.RESULTS:Peer family-support groups, sense of cohesiveness among family members of nursing home residents enabled to overcome elimination of anxiety.CONCLUSION:Findings of this study reveal that institutional family peer support positively contributes to the psychological well-being for the families of nursing home residents.