Gender, Work, and Health, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada .
J Palliat Med. 2018 Jan;21(S1):S45-S49. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0393.
Research suggests that caregiver preparedness is essential to minimizing the negative impacts of caregiving. Not being prepared is associated with fear, anxiety, stress, and feelings of insufficiency/uncertainty specific to the caregiver role.
To determine what resources are required to ensure adequate education, training, and mentorship for caregivers of Canadians experiencing a life-limiting illness.
Informed by the Ispos Reid survey, the methods for this article involved a rapid literature review that addressed caregiver experiences, needs and issues as they related to health, quality of life, and well-being.
Given the burden of care, caregiver education, training, and mentorship are suggested to be best met through the palliative navigator model, wherein the patient-caregiver dyad is recognized as an integrated unit of care.
The palliative navigator approach is a key role in the education, training, and mentorship of caregivers.
研究表明，照顾者的准备对于将照顾的负面影响降到最低至关重要。没有准备好会导致恐惧、焦虑、压力以及对照顾者角色的不足/不确定感。
确定需要哪些资源来确保为经历绝症的加拿大人的照顾者提供足够的教育、培训和指导。
受 Ipsos Reid 调查的启发，本文的方法包括一项快速文献综述，其中涉及照顾者的经历、需求和问题，这些问题与健康、生活质量和幸福感有关。
鉴于照顾的负担，建议通过姑息治疗导航员模式来满足照顾者的教育、培训和指导需求，在这种模式中，患者-照顾者二人组被视为一个整体的护理单元。
姑息治疗导航员的方法是对照顾者进行教育、培训和指导的关键角色。
