School of Nursing, McMaster University, Canada.
Can J Aging. 2009 Dec;28(4):359-70. doi: 10.1017/S0714980809990195.
ABSTRACTThe article examines where older adults seek help in caring for a parent with dementia and the factors associated with their identification of community health and support services as sources of assistance. The authors conducted telephone interviews, using random digit dialing, of 1,152 adults aged 50 and over in the city of Hamilton. Respondents received a vignette that raised issues related to parental dementia. In identifying support sources, over 37 per cent of respondents identified their physician, 33 per cent identified informal support such as family and neighbors, and 31 per cent identified home health services. Only 18 per cent identified community support services. Female participants having higher levels of education were more likely to identify their physician as a source of support. Knowing where to find information about community support services was associated with an increased likelihood of mentioning physicians and home health services as sources of assistance.
本文探讨了老年人在照顾患有痴呆症的父母时寻求帮助的地方，以及他们将社区卫生和支持服务确定为援助来源的相关因素。作者通过随机数字拨号对汉密尔顿市的 1152 名 50 岁及以上的成年人进行了电话访谈。受访者收到了一个描述与父母痴呆症相关问题的案例。在确定支持来源时，超过 37%的受访者确定了他们的医生，33%确定了家庭和邻居等非正式支持，31%确定了家庭保健服务。只有 18%的人确定了社区支持服务。教育程度较高的女性参与者更有可能将医生确定为支持来源。了解在哪里可以找到有关社区支持服务的信息与更有可能将医生和家庭保健服务作为援助来源有关。
