Bekhet Abir K
Mental Health Nursing, Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2015 Oct;51(4):285-94. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12095. Epub 2014 Dec 15.
Providing care to persons with dementia can have negative effects on caregivers' physical and psychological well-being. This secondary analysis explored relationships among perceived burden, depression, anxiety, resourcefulness, and psychological well-being in 28 African American (AA) and 45 Caucasian American (CA) caregivers of persons with dementia.
Descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to examine the hypothesized relationships in a sample of 73 caregivers.
CAs reported greater burden (t=-3.68, p<.001), more anxiety (t=-2.66, p<.01), depression (t=-2.21, p<.05), and hostility (t=-2.30, p<.05) than AAs. AAs reported higher scores than CAs on resourcefulness, positive cognitions, and psychological well-being.
The study findings provided directions for the development of resourcefulness interventions to enhance the psychological well-being among dementia caregivers.
为痴呆症患者提供护理可能会对护理人员的身心健康产生负面影响。这项二次分析探讨了28名非裔美国（AA）痴呆症患者护理人员和45名高加索美国（CA）痴呆症患者护理人员的感知负担、抑郁、焦虑、应变能力和心理健康之间的关系。
采用描述性横断面设计，对73名护理人员的样本进行假设关系检验。
与非裔美国人相比，高加索美国人报告了更大的负担（t=-3.68，p<.001）、更多的焦虑（t=-2.66，p<.01）、抑郁（t=-2.21，p<.05）和敌意（t=-2.30，p<.05）。非裔美国人在应变能力、积极认知和心理健康方面的得分高于高加索美国人。
研究结果为开发应变能力干预措施以提高痴呆症护理人员的心理健康提供了方向。
