De Frias C M, Tuokko H, Rosenberg T
Stockholm University & Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Aging Ment Health. 2005 Jul;9(4):331-6. doi: 10.1080/13607860500089674.
Self-reported health and reactions to providing care to older adults with cognitive or physical impairments were examined. Health status was examined on a single occasion in 177 persons (aged 63-94 years) referred to programs within a comprehensive set of geriatric care services and the 133 family members involved in their care (ages 31-96 years). The five-scale Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) was administered to the family members. Reliability analyses revealed that the CRA had good internal consistency. Being older was related to experiencing greater health problems in the caregiver role. Greater health problems from providing care were reported by caregivers in worse physical health and also when the care recipient had more physical pain. Caregivers who reported fewer health problems attributed to caregiving reported better mental health and less depressive symptomatology. Caregivers with health problems may be at increased risk of suffering from stress from caregiving.
研究了自我报告的健康状况以及为患有认知或身体障碍的老年人提供护理时的反应。在一组全面的老年护理服务项目中，对177名（年龄在63 - 94岁之间）被转介的人员以及参与其护理的133名家庭成员（年龄在31 - 96岁之间）进行了单次健康状况检查。对家庭成员进行了五分量表的照顾者反应评估（CRA）。可靠性分析表明，CRA具有良好的内部一致性。年龄较大与在照顾者角色中经历更多健康问题有关。身体健康较差的照顾者以及受照顾者身体疼痛较多时，报告称因提供护理而出现的健康问题更多。报告称因护理导致健康问题较少的照顾者心理健康状况较好，抑郁症状较少。有健康问题的照顾者可能承受护理压力的风险增加。
