Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
Home Health Care Serv Q. 2022 Oct-Dec;41(4):310-329. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2022.2098083. Epub 2022 Jul 9.
Caring for a person living with dementia (PLWD) can be challenging, making support services like respite important. Of the types of respite, research on paid professional in-home care specific to family caregivers of PLWD is limited. This study aimed to identify characteristics of dementia caregivers using paid in-home respite. A self-administered online survey (N = 98) examined use of in-home respite. Measures assessed depressive symptoms, burden, and self-rated health. Analyses included descriptive statistics and qualitative coding. Most respondents utilized weekly schedules of in-home respite with a moderate correlation between dependency and hours of respite. Caregivers' self-reported average health, depressive symptoms, and mild-to-moderate burden. The majority of users had lowered perceived stress, were satisfied with services, and indicated the importance of in-home respite during a pandemic. Future research should assess changes in use of paid in-home respite services and overall landscape of respite options for dementia caregivers.
照顾患有痴呆症（PLWD）的人可能具有挑战性，因此支持服务（如暂托服务）很重要。在各种暂托服务中，针对 PLWD 家庭照顾者的付费专业家庭护理的研究有限。本研究旨在确定使用付费家庭暂托服务的痴呆症照顾者的特征。一项自我管理的在线调查（N=98）调查了家庭暂托的使用情况。评估措施包括抑郁症状、负担和自我评估的健康状况。分析包括描述性统计和定性编码。大多数受访者每周使用家庭暂托服务，依赖性和暂托时间之间存在中度相关性。照顾者自我报告的平均健康状况、抑郁症状和轻度至中度负担。大多数使用者的感知压力降低，对服务满意，并表示在大流行期间家庭暂托的重要性。未来的研究应该评估付费家庭暂托服务使用情况的变化以及痴呆症照顾者的整体暂托选择情况。
