Opie N D, Miller E T
Rehabil Nurs. 1989 Jul-Aug;14(4):196-9. doi: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.1989.tb01095.x.
This study explored the mutual perceptions of a convenience sample of 22 pairs of severely disabled adults and their personal care attendants regarding their definitions of the relationship and causal explanations for the relationship outcome (either success or failure). A semistructured interview and Delphi instrument were used to collect data. Attribution theory was used to shape the study design. The most frequently cited causal explanations for a successful outcome were mutual effort, skill, and commitment of the personal care attendant and disabled employer. The majority of subjects defined their relationship as productive and friendly. The data support previous findings and provide direction for programs to prepare disabled people and personal care attendants for their respective roles.
本研究探讨了22对重度残疾成年人及其个人护理员的便利样本对关系定义以及关系结果（成功或失败）因果解释的相互认知。采用半结构化访谈和德尔菲工具收集数据。归因理论用于构建研究设计。对于成功结果，最常被提及的因果解释是个人护理员和残疾雇主的共同努力、技能和承诺。大多数受试者将他们的关系定义为富有成效且友好。这些数据支持了先前的研究结果，并为帮助残疾人及个人护理员为各自角色做好准备的项目提供了方向。
