Austrom Mary Guerriero, Lu Yvonne
Department of Psychiatry, Leader, Education Core, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1111 West 10th Street, PB 305, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Curr Alzheimer Res. 2009 Aug;6(4):392-8. doi: 10.2174/156720509788929291.
The purpose of the paper is to describe common psychological and caregiving issues that can cause stress in family members of persons with mild cognitive impairment (PwMCI) in order to assist family members in providing care and support to the PwMCI while also caring for themselves over long periods of time. Because PwMCI and their family members have time to prepare for the future should the PwMCI no longer be able to participate in their own care, it is important that clinicians offer support, education, and referrals for services and interventions when needed. The results of a review and synthesis of the caregiving literature found that much information exists from educational and intervention programs designed to help caregivers of Alzheimer disease however little empirical information is available for clinicians to assist PwMCI and their family members. This paper provides valuable and practical information for clinicians and other care providers to assist family members of PwMCI to cope with the uncertainty of the diagnosis, prepare for the future, and manage their stress over the long-term.
本文旨在描述可能给轻度认知障碍患者（PwMCI）家庭成员带来压力的常见心理和护理问题，以帮助家庭成员在长期照顾PwMCI的同时也照顾好自己。由于PwMCI及其家庭成员有时间为未来做准备，以防PwMCI无法再参与自身护理，因此临床医生在必要时提供支持、教育以及转介服务和干预措施非常重要。对护理文献进行综述和综合分析的结果发现，有许多来自旨在帮助阿尔茨海默病护理者的教育和干预项目的信息，但可供临床医生协助PwMCI及其家庭成员的实证信息却很少。本文为临床医生和其他护理提供者提供了有价值且实用的信息，以帮助PwMCI的家庭成员应对诊断的不确定性、为未来做好准备并长期管理他们的压力。
