Miller B, Montgomery A
University of Illinois, Chicago.
Res Aging. 1990 Mar;12(1):72-93. doi: 10.1177/0164027590121004.
Constriction of social and personal activities is one of the most frequently noted consequences of caring for a frail elder. This study analyzed the correlates of perceived limitations in social activities using data from a national sample of the frail elderly and their caregivers. Two research issues were addressed: 1) What differences in demographic, family, and caregiving attributes are associated with variation in perceived restricted social activities? and, 2) How does the process influencing restriction of social activities vary by family relationship of the caregiver? Higher levels of elder dependency and task demands were characteristic of those who reported social limitations, and daughters and wives were more likely to report such limitations than sons and husbands. Subjective assessment of time and task demands, however, were more important influences than objective caregiving activities for all family caregivers.
社会和个人活动受限是照顾体弱老人最常出现的后果之一。本研究利用来自全国体弱老人及其照料者样本的数据，分析了社会活动中感知到的限制因素。研究探讨了两个问题：1）在人口统计学、家庭和照料属性方面，哪些差异与社会活动受限的感知差异相关？2）影响社会活动受限的过程如何因照料者的家庭关系而异？报告有社会限制的人，其老人的依赖程度和任务需求较高，女儿和妻子比儿子和丈夫更有可能报告此类限制。然而，对于所有家庭照料者来说，对时间和任务需求的主观评估比客观照料活动的影响更为重要。
