Nygaard H A
Fyllingsdalen Sykehjem, Norway.
Scand J Prim Health Care. 1988 Feb;6(1):33-7. doi: 10.3109/02813438809009287.
Forty-six patients with senile dementia and their primary caregivers were studied. The strain score of the caregiver and the mental and behavioural deviation of the patients were estimated. Memory problems, listlessness, apathetic, critical and demanding behaviour and urinary incontinence were the most disturbing features of the patients. Eighty-five percent of the caregivers felt despair and anger and 75% complained of chronic fatigue. There was a statistical significant correlation between caregivers strain on one hand, and duration of symptoms, degree of dementia and deviation of behaviour on the other hand. Elderly women caring for their husbands and daughters caring for their parents were especially at risk. Future services must concentrate on maintaining the ability of caregivers to proceed the caring task.
对46例老年痴呆患者及其主要照料者进行了研究。评估了照料者的压力得分以及患者的精神和行为偏差。记忆问题、无精打采、冷漠、挑剔和苛求行为以及尿失禁是患者最令人困扰的特征。85%的照料者感到绝望和愤怒，75%抱怨长期疲劳。一方面，照料者的压力与另一方面的症状持续时间、痴呆程度和行为偏差之间存在统计学上的显著相关性。照顾丈夫的老年女性和照顾父母的女儿尤其面临风险。未来的服务必须集中于维持照料者进行照料任务的能力。
