Mackenzie Corey S, Peragine Gina
Department of Psychology, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2003 Sep-Oct;18(5):291-9. doi: 10.1177/153331750301800507.
Nurses who provide care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are at risk of burnout. Self-efficacy is a psychological construct with the potential to help reduce or prevent the impact of caregiver stress. Evidence supporting a link between higher levels of self-efficacy and lower levels of stress is emerging among lay caregivers. However, concurrent research for professional caregivers lags behind, partly due to a lack of appropriate self-efficacy measures for this population. We developed an intervention to enhance self-efficacy and an inventory to measure its improvements among long-term care nurses. Training resulted in lasting improvements in knowledge and self-efficacy regarding the management of challenging team, resident, and family situations. Short-term reductions in caregiver burnout were also evident. Suggestions for maintaining improvements in caregiver burnout over longer periods are offered.
为患有阿尔茨海默病和其他痴呆症的患者提供护理的护士有职业倦怠的风险。自我效能感是一种心理结构，有可能帮助减轻或预防护理人员压力的影响。在非专业护理人员中，越来越多的证据支持较高水平的自我效能感与较低水平的压力之间存在联系。然而，针对专业护理人员的同期研究却滞后了，部分原因是缺乏适用于这一人群的自我效能感测量方法。我们开发了一种增强自我效能感的干预措施以及一份用于衡量长期护理护士自我效能感改善情况的量表。培训带来了在应对具有挑战性的团队、患者及家属情况方面知识和自我效能感的持久提升。护理人员职业倦怠的短期减轻也很明显。本文还提供了关于在更长时期内保持护理人员职业倦怠改善情况的建议。
