Beeson Rose A
William F Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3812, USA.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2003 Jun;17(3):135-43. doi: 10.1016/s0883-9417(03)00057-8.
Loneliness as a factor in the development of depression in Alzheimer's disease (AD) spousal caregivers has been given little attention. In this sample, 49 AD caregiving spouses reported significantly higher levels of loneliness and depression than did 52 non-caregiving spouses. AD caregiving wives reported greater loss of self and significantly higher levels of loneliness and depression than did AD caregiving husbands. Loneliness was the only predictive variable for AD caregiver depression, explaining 49% of the total variance. To meet the mental health needs of AD caregiving spouses, loneliness must be addressed along with the development of nursing interventions.
孤独作为阿尔茨海默病（AD）配偶照顾者患抑郁症的一个因素，一直很少受到关注。在这个样本中，49名AD患者的配偶照顾者报告的孤独感和抑郁水平显著高于52名非照顾者配偶。AD患者的配偶照顾者中的妻子报告的自我丧失感更强，孤独感和抑郁水平也显著高于AD患者的配偶照顾者中的丈夫。孤独感是AD患者配偶照顾者抑郁的唯一预测变量，解释了总方差的49%。为了满足AD患者配偶照顾者的心理健康需求，在制定护理干预措施时必须同时关注孤独感问题。
