Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 171, Barcelona 08035, Spain.
J Aging Stud. 2014 Apr;29:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.12.004. Epub 2014 Jan 5.
The study aims to examine how grandchildren perceive their grandparents who suffer from dementia. Grandchildren living in Barcelona, Spain, participated in the study (n=145). The data, based on qualitative information extracted from three incomplete questions (referring to the grandparent's best and worst qualities, and to the best memory that the participant has of this grandparent), showed that grandchildren mentioned the same best and worst qualities of the grandparent as those reported in other normative studies. Nevertheless, dementia had a strong influence on the responses regarding the grandparent's worst qualities, which reflected characteristics of the disease rather than personal characteristics. Regarding the best memories, participants remembered their grandparent's roles as funseekers and caregivers in the past, emphasizing the importance of this older person during their childhood. In the discussion, we stress the importance of the figure of the grandchild in intervention plans for dementia and the role that grandchildren can play in maintaining the identity of the person with dementia.
本研究旨在探讨孙辈如何看待患有痴呆症的祖辈。参与研究的是居住在西班牙巴塞罗那的孙辈（n=145）。研究数据基于从三个不完整问题中提取的定性信息（涉及祖辈最好和最差的品质，以及参与者对这位祖辈的最佳记忆），结果表明，孙辈提到的祖辈的最好和最差的品质与其他规范研究中报告的相同。然而，痴呆症对有关祖辈最差品质的回答有很大影响，这些回答反映了疾病的特征，而不是个人特征。关于最佳记忆，参与者记得他们的祖辈过去是寻乐者和照顾者，强调了这位老人在他们童年时期的重要性。在讨论中，我们强调了在痴呆症干预计划中孙辈的重要性，以及孙辈在维护痴呆症患者身份方面可以发挥的作用。
