Theurer Christina, Rother Doreen, Pfeiffer Klaus, Wilz Gabriele
Institut der Psychologie, Abteilung Klinisch-Psychologische Intervention, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Semmelweißstr. 12, 07743, Jena, Deutschland.
Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Deutschland.
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Mar;55(2):136-142. doi: 10.1007/s00391-022-02026-6. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
Family caregivers are faced with a variety of challenges and burdens. Recent online studies showed that these burdens have increased even more during the corona pandemic. Here we conducted a low-threshold written survey to assess psychological distress in highly burdened family caregivers during the corona pandemic in Germany.
Both quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted within the context of a tiered counselling intervention study for highly burdened family caregivers (N = 165) to assess their experience of burden, anxieties, worries and desires regarding care.
A quarter of all caregivers (26%) reported high fear of becoming infected with SARS-CoV‑2 and 50% feared their care recipient could get infected. Almost half of all caregivers reported (47%) that corona had a high impact on the care situation and increased the burden of caregiving (51%). A loss of professional support and less time for themselves were reported most often. The desire for additional support was frequently expressed. The level of care, the age of the caregiver and the previous use of care services were found to be predictors of the psychological distress experienced by care recipients.
The results illustrate an increased burden related to caregiving during the corona pandemic. In order to cope with this complex additional burden, there is an even higher need for support to improve care and social participation for both care recipients and caregivers during the pandemic.
家庭照顾者面临着各种各样的挑战和负担。最近的在线研究表明，在新冠疫情期间，这些负担进一步加重。在此，我们开展了一项低门槛的书面调查，以评估德国新冠疫情期间负担沉重的家庭照顾者的心理困扰。
在一项针对负担沉重的家庭照顾者（N = 165）的分层咨询干预研究中，进行了定量和定性分析，以评估他们在照顾方面的负担、焦虑、担忧和愿望体验。
四分之一的照顾者（26%）表示非常担心感染严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2，50%的人担心他们的照顾对象会被感染。几乎一半的照顾者（47%）报告称，新冠疫情对照顾状况有很大影响，并加重了照顾负担（51%）。最常被提及的是失去专业支持以及自己的时间减少。他们经常表达对额外支持的渴望。照顾水平、照顾者年龄和之前使用照顾服务的情况被发现是照顾对象心理困扰的预测因素。
研究结果表明，在新冠疫情期间，照顾负担有所增加。为了应对这种复杂的额外负担，在疫情期间，更需要提供支持，以改善照顾对象和照顾者的照顾及社会参与情况。
