力量与压力：对泰国老年人照料者的正负影响
Strength and stress: Positive and negative impacts on caregivers for older adults in Thailand.
作者信息
Gray Rossarin Soottipong, Hahn Laura, Thapsuwan Sasinee, Thongcharoenchupong Natjera
机构信息
Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
出版信息
Australas J Ageing. 2016 Jun;35(2):E7-E12. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12266. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
AIM
To understand the experiences of caregivers with older people living in Thailand, particularly as related to quality of life and stress management.
METHOD
In-depth interviews with 17 family caregivers were conducted and then data were thematically analysed.
RESULTS
Carers experience not only negative impacts but also positive impacts from caregiving. Negative impacts include emotional stress, financial struggles and worry due to lack of knowledge. Positive impacts include affection from care recipients, good relationships with caregivers before needing care themselves and encouragement from the wider community. Opportunities to show gratitude, build karma (from good deeds) and ideas shaped largely by Buddhist teachings result in positive experiences. Negotiating between the extremes of bliss and suffering and understanding suffering as a part of life may help carers manage their stress.
CONCLUSIONS
Temples and centres for older people could be engaged to develop caregiving programs.
目的
了解泰国老年护理人员的经历，特别是与生活质量和压力管理相关的经历。
方法
对17名家庭护理人员进行了深入访谈，然后对数据进行了主题分析。
结果
护理人员不仅经历了护理带来的负面影响，也经历了积极影响。负面影响包括情绪压力、经济困难以及因知识匮乏而产生的担忧。积极影响包括来自受护理者的关爱、在自己需要护理之前与护理人员的良好关系以及来自更广泛社区的鼓励。表达感激之情、积累功德（通过善举）的机会以及很大程度上受佛教教义影响的观念带来了积极的体验。在极乐与痛苦的极端之间进行权衡，并将痛苦理解为生活的一部分，可能有助于护理人员应对压力。
结论
寺庙和老年人中心可以参与制定护理计划。
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