da Rocha Carla Gomes, Perrenoud Béatrice, Ramelet Anne-Sylvie
Acute Geriatric Care Unit, Lausanne University Hospital, Avenue Pierre Decker 5, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nursing Directorate, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon 21, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2022 Feb 15;7(1):19. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics7010019.
Due to the increasing care needs of older adults, family caregivers are more and more solicited. This can have a negative impact on their quality of life related to a lack of preparedness for caregiving and feelings of burden.
To measure perceptions of burden and preparedness for caregiving among the family caregivers of hospitalised older adults, and to explore their possible associations.
A cross-sectional study conducted in two university hospital geriatrics wards in Switzerland. Principal family caregivers of hospitalised older adults were invited to complete sociodemographic, the Zarit Burden Interview, and the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale questionnaires. Descriptive and correlational data analyses were performed.
Of the 38 responding caregivers, 80% provided informal care to their spouse or parent; 45% reported a lack of preparedness to provide care and 61% reported substantial levels of burden. There was no statistically significant correlation between preparedness and burden ( ≤ -0.30, = 0.07).
A significant proportion of caregivers reported burden and a lack of preparedness. Healthcare professionals should provide adequate support to help informal caregivers to fulfil their roles.
由于老年人护理需求不断增加，家庭照顾者面临的压力越来越大。这可能会对他们的生活质量产生负面影响，因为他们缺乏护理准备且有负担感。
衡量住院老年人家庭照顾者的负担感和护理准备情况，并探讨它们之间可能存在的关联。
在瑞士两家大学医院的老年病科病房进行了一项横断面研究。邀请住院老年人的主要家庭照顾者填写社会人口学信息、扎里特负担访谈问卷和护理准备量表问卷。进行了描述性和相关性数据分析。
在38名做出回应的照顾者中，80%为配偶或父母提供非正规护理；45%表示缺乏护理准备，61%表示负担水平较高。准备情况与负担之间无统计学显著相关性（≤ -0.30，P = 0.07）。
相当一部分照顾者表示有负担且缺乏准备。医疗保健专业人员应提供充分支持，以帮助非正规照顾者履行其职责。
