Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Centro de Psicologia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2020 Jul;56(3):614-620. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12476. Epub 2020 Jan 22.
This study aimed to examine the factors associated with the development of higher burden in informal caregivers of patients with dementia, using dyadic data.
Seventy-two dyads of patients with dementia and their informal caregivers were assessed, the former in terms of behavioral-psychological symptoms and autonomy, the latter in terms of burden and individual needs.
Caregivers at risk for developing higher burden are those who are female, whose care recipient present psychiatric symptoms and lower autonomy, and those who recognize the need for more information/support.
Interventions should offer caregivers the tools to provide care, maintaining their psychological well-being. Interventions should target not only common aspects of caregiver burden but also the specificities of caring for a person with dementia.
本研究旨在使用对偶数据检查与痴呆患者的非专业照护者的负担加重相关的因素。
对 72 对痴呆患者及其非专业照护者进行评估，前者评估行为-心理症状和自主性，后者评估负担和个人需求。
有发展为更高负担风险的照护者是女性，其照护对象有精神症状和较低的自主性，并且认识到需要更多信息/支持的照护者。
干预措施应向照护者提供提供照护的工具，同时保持他们的心理幸福感。干预措施不仅应针对照护者负担的常见方面，还应针对照顾痴呆患者的具体情况。
