School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, USA.
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2013 Jan-Feb;34(1):35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.07.010. Epub 2012 Sep 14.
There is a growing recognition that the similarities between older adults and family caregivers has both practical and research implications; caregivers' well-being influences older adults' well-being and vice versa. There has been a paucity of studies that explore the similarities between Korean older adults and their caregivers. This study aims to examine psychological, physical, social, and spiritual well-being similarities among 157 older adult-caregiver dyads in Seoul, Korea. There was a significant degree of similarities between older adults and their caregivers with respect to psychological, social, and spiritual well-being, but not to physical well-being. Present findings suggest that nurses and other health care professionals should be involved and collaborate with family caregivers to take care of older adults; to understand the dynamic, caring relationships between older adults and their family caregivers; and to improve the well-being of older adults as well as their family caregivers.
越来越多的人认识到，老年人和家庭照顾者之间存在相似之处，这既有实际意义，也有研究意义；照顾者的幸福感会影响老年人的幸福感，反之亦然。很少有研究探讨韩国老年人及其照顾者之间的相似之处。本研究旨在探讨韩国首尔 157 对老年-照顾者对心理、生理、社会和精神健康的相似性。老年人和他们的照顾者在心理、社会和精神健康方面有很大的相似性，但在身体方面却没有。目前的研究结果表明，护士和其他卫生保健专业人员应该参与并与家庭照顾者合作，照顾老年人；了解老年人及其家庭照顾者之间的动态、关怀关系；并改善老年人及其家庭照顾者的幸福感。
