de Vries Kay, Drury-Ruddlesden Jenny, Gaul Chris
School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton, UK.
Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Dementia (London). 2019 Jan;18(1):36-54. doi: 10.1177/1471301216656097. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
It is estimated that a quarter of acute hospital beds are in use by older people with dementia at any one time. Little empirical research has been carried out that has specifically examined the day-to-day input of family members into the care of people with dementia during an acute hospital admission. In this article, we present the results of analysis of interviews with 26 family members of people with dementia about their experiences of supporting an admission of a person with dementia to an acute hospital unit in New Zealand. For all family members, the desire to support the person with dementia during their admission was at the forefront and was their primary focus. The theme, 'And so I took up residence', exemplifies fully the experiences of all of the family member participants. This study provides evidence that family members are a resource that may be unrecognised, untapped and unsupported in the event of hospitalisation of people with dementia.
据估计，在任何时候，四分之一的急症医院床位都被患有痴呆症的老年人占用。很少有实证研究专门考察过家庭成员在急症医院收治期间对痴呆症患者日常护理的投入。在本文中，我们展示了对26位痴呆症患者家属进行访谈的分析结果，这些访谈围绕他们在新西兰支持痴呆症患者入住急症医院科室的经历展开。对所有家庭成员来说，在患者住院期间给予支持的愿望是首要的，也是他们的主要关注点。“于是我住了下来”这一主题充分体现了所有参与研究的家庭成员的经历。这项研究表明，在痴呆症患者住院的情况下，家庭成员可能是一种未被认可、未被利用且未得到支持的资源。
