Xiao Lily Dongxia, De Bellis Anita, Kyriazopoulos Helena, Draper Brian, Ullah Shahid
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2016 Feb;31(1):57-67. doi: 10.1177/1533317515578256. Epub 2015 Mar 24.
Most caregiver interventions in a multicultural society are designed to target caregivers from the mainstream culture and exclude those who are unable to speak English. This study addressed the gap by testing the hypothesis that personalized caregiver support provided by a team led by a care coordinator of the person with dementia would improve competence for caregivers from minority groups in managing dementia. A randomised controlled trial was utilised to test the hypothesis. Sixty-one family caregivers from 10 minority groups completed the trial. Outcome variables were measured prior to the intervention, at 6 and 12 months after the commencement of trial. A linear mixed effect model was used to estimate the effectiveness of the intervention. The intervention group showed a significant increase in the caregivers' sense of competence and mental components of quality of life. There were no significant differences in the caregivers' physical components of quality of life.
在多元文化社会中，大多数针对照料者的干预措施都是针对主流文化的照料者设计的，将那些不会说英语的人排除在外。本研究通过检验以下假设来填补这一空白：由痴呆症患者的护理协调员带领的团队提供的个性化照料者支持，将提高少数群体照料者管理痴呆症的能力。采用随机对照试验来检验这一假设。来自10个少数群体的61名家庭照料者完成了试验。在干预前、试验开始后6个月和12个月测量结果变量。使用线性混合效应模型来评估干预的效果。干预组照料者的能力感和生活质量的心理成分显著提高。照料者生活质量的身体成分没有显著差异。
