a Department of Psychological Studies , Hong Kong Institute of Education , Hong Kong , China.
Aging Ment Health. 2013;17(8):930-4. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.791662. Epub 2013 May 1.
This study investigated whether caregiver forgiveness of care recipient's (CR's) upsetting behaviors is associated with less burden and potentially harmful behaviors (PHB) by the caregiver.
Seventy-six family caregivers of persons with dementia were recruited by means of convenience sampling through two local dementia service centers in Hong Kong. Caregivers were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire that assessed CR behavior problems and caregiver burden, PHB and forgiveness.
Results showed that forgiveness partially mediated the associations between CR disruptive behaviors and caregiver burden, and between CR depression and caregiver burden. At the same time, burden partially mediated the relationship between forgiveness and PHB.
The associations between certain behavioral problems and burden were mediated by caregiver forgiveness. Forgiveness also predicted harmful behaviors, both directly and indirectly through burden. Future research should investigate the basis of forgiveness in dementia caregivers and whether forgiveness may constitute another dimension in caregiver interventions.
本研究旨在探讨照料者对受照料者（CR）令人不安行为的宽恕是否与照料者的负担减轻和潜在的有害行为（PHB）有关。
通过香港的两个当地痴呆症服务中心，采用方便抽样的方法招募了 76 名痴呆症患者的家庭照料者。要求照料者填写一份匿名问卷，评估 CR 的行为问题和照料者负担、PHB 和宽恕。
结果表明，宽恕部分中介了 CR 破坏性行为与照料者负担、CR 抑郁与照料者负担之间的关系。同时，负担部分中介了宽恕与 PHB 之间的关系。
某些行为问题与负担之间的关系是由照料者的宽恕介导的。宽恕也通过负担直接和间接地预测有害行为。未来的研究应该调查痴呆症照料者宽恕的基础，以及宽恕是否可能构成照料者干预的另一个维度。
