Armstrong M
Invicta Community Care NHS Trust.
Nurs Stand. 2000;14(16):33-7. doi: 10.7748/ns2000.01.14.16.33.c2737.
To find out the reasons why carers might decide that they could not continue caring for a relative with dementia at home.
Semi-structured interviews with carers of relatives who have dementia, before placing their relative into residential care and then again four months after that placement. n = 4.
Wandering, aggression, incontinence and physical dependency in people who have dementia are factors that might lead carers to consider placing their relative into residential care; stress associated with Christmas can be another influencing factor.
Carers looking after a relative who has dementia would benefit if the relative was provided with increased day care and home respite sitting services; services should be increased at Christmas; and support staff should be knowledgeable about the specific needs of people who have dementia and their carers.
探究照料者可能决定不再在家中照料痴呆亲属的原因。
对将亲属送入养老院之前以及送入养老院四个月后的痴呆亲属照料者进行半结构化访谈。n = 4。
痴呆患者的徘徊、攻击行为、大小便失禁和身体依赖等因素可能导致照料者考虑将亲属送入养老院；与圣诞节相关的压力可能是另一个影响因素。
如果为痴呆亲属提供更多的日间护理和家庭临时照料服务，照料痴呆亲属的照料者将受益；圣诞节期间应增加服务；并且支持人员应了解痴呆患者及其照料者的特殊需求。
