The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Jul;40(7):713-721. doi: 10.1177/0733464819898315. Epub 2020 Jan 10.
The objective of this study was to determine and characterize caregiver burden among caregivers of community-dwelling older persons in Jamaica.
A nationally representative cross-sectional study was done among persons providing noninstitutional care for a single person (≥60 years). The Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and a structured questionnaire were administered to 180 caregivers from four geographic health regions.
The ZBI scores ranged from 0 to 56 (median = 15). Independently associated factors were relationship to care recipient and age. Children/grandchildren had higher caregiver burden scores than formally employed caregivers (odds ratio = 2.9: 95% confidence interval: [1.02, 8.34]). Compared with caregivers 35 to 44 years, those aged 45 to 65 were almost 5 times more likely to report higher caregiver burden scores.
Caregiver burden as identified by the ZBI was low. Age (45-65 years) and being the child/grandchild of the care recipient were independently associated with greater caregiver burden. Interventions to address caregiver burden must embrace strategies that recognize that these factors.
本研究旨在确定和描述牙买加社区居住老年人照顾者的照顾者负担。
在四个地理卫生区域中，对 180 名照顾者进行了一项全国代表性的横断面研究，这些照顾者为单人（≥60 岁）提供非机构护理。使用 Zarit 负担访谈（ZBI）和结构化问卷对这些照顾者进行了调查。
ZBI 评分范围为 0 至 56（中位数=15）。独立相关因素是与护理接受者的关系和年龄。子女/孙子女的照顾者负担得分高于有正式工作的照顾者（优势比=2.9：95%置信区间：[1.02，8.34]）。与 35 至 44 岁的照顾者相比，45 至 65 岁的照顾者报告更高的照顾者负担得分的可能性几乎高出 5 倍。
ZBI 确定的照顾者负担较低。年龄（45-65 岁）和作为护理接受者的子女/孙子女是与更大照顾者负担相关的独立因素。解决照顾者负担的干预措施必须采取策略，认识到这些因素。
