University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2021 Jan-Dec;36:15333175211008768. doi: 10.1177/15333175211008768.
Little is known about the family experience of caregiving for persons living with dementia (PLWD) at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of COVID-19 on concerns of current family caregivers of PLWD. Study participants were recruited from the parent study, Healthy Patterns Clinical Trial (NCT03682185). Data was collected from 34 caregivers via semi-structured telephone interviews. Over 70% of the study participants reported worrying about spreading COVID-19 to the PLWD, 41% reported they had taken on additional caregiving duties for others in their family since COVID-19, and 62% reported one or more anxiety symptoms. Dementia caregivers who reported anxiety symptoms reported lower scores on functional independence of their care recipients compared to dementia caregivers who did not report anxiety symptoms (). Health care professionals should be alert to the concerns expressed by dementia caregivers for their well-being during this unprecedented pandemic.
目前对于在新冠大流行期间，居家照顾痴呆患者（PLWD）的家庭体验所知甚少。本研究旨在调查新冠大流行对当前 PLWD 家庭照顾者担忧的影响。研究参与者是从 Healthy Patterns 临床试验（NCT03682185）的母研究中招募的。通过半结构化电话访谈收集了 34 名照顾者的数据。超过 70%的研究参与者表示担心将新冠病毒传播给 PLWD，41%的人报告自新冠疫情以来，他们承担了更多照顾家庭其他成员的责任，62%的人报告了一个或多个焦虑症状。报告有焦虑症状的痴呆症照顾者与没有报告焦虑症状的痴呆症照顾者相比，他们照顾的对象的功能独立性得分更低（）。医疗保健专业人员应该警惕痴呆症照顾者在这场前所未有的大流行期间对自身福祉的担忧。
