Bains Puneet, Minhas Amarjeet Singh
Department of Community Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Community Med. 2011 Apr;36(2):114-9. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.84129.
Caregiving to bedridden patients in India is set to become a major problem in future.
To ascertain the profile of caregivers for the adult bedridden patients in Chandigarh, India.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 purposively selected bedridden people. The Katz Index of the activities of daily living was used to ascertain their degree of disability. Patients and families were interviewed about the patterns of care provision.
The mean age of subjects was 69 years. A majority (68%) of them lived in joint families. All of them required assistance in bathing, dressing, toileting, and transfer. In 54% of the cases someone was hired to look after the subjects. A majority of the caregivers (82%) were family members. All caregivers were untrained. In 35% of the cases unqualified practitioners were consulted, while in 59% of the cases government hospitals were consulted. Most patients (78) were given medicines on time. Complications like urinary tract infection (39%) and pressure ulcers (54%) were reported; 57% of the patients reported satisfaction with the care provided.
The main source of caregivers for the bedridden was the family. Bedridden people had high rates of medical complications. There is a need for formal training for the caregivers.
在印度，照顾卧床患者未来将成为一个重大问题。
确定印度昌迪加尔成年卧床患者照顾者的概况。
本横断面研究对100名经目的性选择的卧床患者进行。采用日常生活活动能力的Katz指数确定其残疾程度。就护理模式对患者及其家属进行了访谈。
受试者的平均年龄为69岁。其中大多数（68%）生活在大家庭中。他们所有人在洗澡、穿衣、如厕和转移方面都需要帮助。在54%的案例中，有人受雇照顾受试者。大多数照顾者（82%）是家庭成员。所有照顾者均未接受过培训。在35%的案例中咨询了不合格的从业者，而在59%的案例中咨询了政府医院。大多数患者（78例）按时服药。报告了诸如尿路感染（39%）和压疮（54%）等并发症；57%的患者对所提供的护理表示满意。
卧床患者照顾者的主要来源是家庭。卧床患者有较高的医疗并发症发生率。照顾者需要接受正规培训。
