Paulson Daniel, Lichtenberg Peter A
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Clin Gerontol. 2011;34(2):132-143. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2011.539518.
The present research investigates differences between primary informal caregivers who were in the care recipient's immediate family (adult children or spouses) versus those primary caregivers who were outside the immediate family. Measurement occurred at the time of admission of the care recipient to an urban nursing home. We hypothesized that immediate family caregivers would report greater behavioral disturbance among care recipients and increased caregiver depression and stress. Data were collected from 115 consecutive caregiver-elder dyads at nursing home intake. Non-immediate family caregivers comprised 43% of the sample. Consistent with our hypotheses, immediate family caregivers reported significantly greater caregiver depression and caregiver stress. Immediate family care recipients demonstrated greater behavioral disturbance. Implications for policy and caregiver interventions are discussed.
本研究调查了护理对象直系亲属（成年子女或配偶）中的主要非正式照料者与直系亲属以外的主要照料者之间的差异。测量在护理对象入住城市养老院时进行。我们假设直系亲属照料者会报告护理对象有更大的行为障碍，且照料者的抑郁和压力会增加。在养老院接收时，从115对连续的照料者-老年人二元组中收集了数据。非直系亲属照料者占样本的43%。与我们的假设一致，直系亲属照料者报告的照料者抑郁和压力明显更大。直系亲属护理对象表现出更大的行为障碍。讨论了对政策和照料者干预措施的影响。
