Dillehay R C, Sandys M R
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1990;30(4):263-85. doi: 10.2190/2P3J-A9AH-HHF4-00RG.
The research literature on adjustment by family members to providing care to victims of Alzheimer's disease is new and expanding rapidly. The purpose of this review is to summarize the categories and methods of that research; to evaluate critically the state of knowledge these studies are producing; and to suggest ways of strengthening future investigations. The review is organized around psychological, social, and health factors as antecedents or correlates of similar categories of outcomes for caregivers. While there are some emerging relationships involving caregiver burden, depression, and psychological well-being, it is difficult to generalize about the determinants or correlates of the consequences of meeting caregiver responsibilities; this difficulty probably results from a failure to deal adequately with key concepts and circumstances of the caregiver. These conceptual and methodological shortcomings are discussed and suggestions for refinement made.
关于家庭成员对阿尔茨海默病患者护理的适应情况的研究文献是新出现的，且正在迅速扩展。本综述的目的是总结该研究的类别和方法；批判性地评估这些研究所产生的知识现状；并提出加强未来调查的方法。该综述围绕心理、社会和健康因素展开，这些因素是护理人员类似结果类别中的前因或相关因素。虽然存在一些涉及护理人员负担、抑郁和心理健康的新出现的关系，但很难概括履行护理责任后果的决定因素或相关因素；这种困难可能是由于未能充分处理护理人员的关键概念和情况。本文讨论了这些概念和方法上的缺点，并提出了改进建议。
