Kneeshaw M F, Considine R M, Jennings J
Division of Nursing, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA.
Appl Nurs Res. 1999 Aug;12(3):128-35. doi: 10.1016/s0897-1897(99)80034-2.
The purposes of this study were to identify caregivers' feelings of mutuality and reported preparedness for caregiving at hospital discharge and to examine the relationship between these measures and the recovery outcomes of elderly women after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. A sample of 49 dyads was followed at discharge, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. The caregivers' Mutuality Scale (MS) scores and Preparedness for Caregiving (PCS) scores at discharge indicated positive feelings about the relationship with the elderly woman and their preparedness, and both measures were positively correlated with the self-report recovery measures at 3 months (p < .05). Nevertheless, at 3 months the MS scores were significantly lower than at discharge (p < .05), indicating stress in the caregiver-patient relationship. The MS and PCS may be useful tools for assessing situations and directing nursing interventions during discharge planning.
本研究的目的是确定照顾者的相互性感受以及报告的出院时照顾准备情况，并检验这些指标与老年女性冠状动脉搭桥术（CABG）后恢复结果之间的关系。对49对样本在出院时、6周、3个月和6个月时进行跟踪。照顾者出院时的相互性量表（MS）得分和照顾准备情况量表（PCS）得分表明他们对与老年女性的关系以及自己的准备情况有积极感受，且这两个指标与3个月时的自我报告恢复指标均呈正相关（p < .05）。然而，3个月时的MS得分显著低于出院时（p < .05），表明照顾者与患者关系中存在压力。MS和PCS可能是评估出院计划期间情况并指导护理干预的有用工具。
