Toseland R W, Rossiter C M, Peak T, Smith G C
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Public Policy, School of Social Welfare, State University of New York, Albany 12222.
Soc Work. 1990 May;35(3):209-17.
The comparative effectiveness of individual and group interventions in supporting family caregivers of frail older people was examined. An individual intervention produced more positive effects on caregiver psychological functioning and well-being than did a group intervention, whereas a group intervention produced greater improvements in caregivers' social supports. Participants in both interventions experienced significant improvements in coping with caregiving stress. Process differences are proposed as an explanation for the differential effects of the two intervention modalities. Psychological issues respond best to individual intervention, and social support issues respond best to group intervention. Therefore, the most appropriate type of intervention might be determined by the types of problems and issues specific to an individual caregiver.
研究了个体干预和团体干预在支持体弱老年人家庭照顾者方面的相对有效性。与团体干预相比，个体干预对照顾者的心理功能和幸福感产生了更积极的影响，而团体干预在照顾者的社会支持方面带来了更大的改善。两种干预措施的参与者在应对照顾压力方面都有显著改善。提出过程差异来解释两种干预方式的不同效果。心理问题对个体干预反应最佳，社会支持问题对团体干预反应最佳。因此，最合适的干预类型可能由个体照顾者特有的问题类型来决定。
