Department of Evidence-Based Medicine and Scientific Management, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Central Scientific Research Laboratory, Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk, Russia.
Front Public Health. 2024 Jan 5;11:1248104. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1248104. eCollection 2023.
The growing population of older adults, often affected by chronic illnesses, disabilities, or frailty has led to a substantial increase in the need for informal caregivers.
This paper is a protocol for a study that aims to investigate the effects of caregiving on informal caregivers of older adults in Kazakhstan with special emphasis on the cultural context.
The protocol outlines a mixed-methods study that will be conducted in four cities in Kazakhstan. A total of 400 informal caregivers of older adults with two or more limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) will be recruited to participate in a survey, aiming to evaluate care-related burdens and quality of life and health-related quality of life. The Institute for Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA) Valuation of Informal Care Questionnaire (iVICQ) was selected to be the main research instrument. Additionally, a subset of participants who express their willingness to participate will be selected from the pool of survey respondents to engage in semi-structured interviews, allowing for a deeper understanding of their experiences and providing insights into their social and medical support needs.
This study will be the first investigation of the impact of caregiving on informal caregivers of older adults in Central Asia. The results will contribute to the literature by providing insights into older adults care within the specific national and cultural context of Kazakhstan with potential generalization to other Central Asian republics of the former USSR.
随着老年人口的增长，他们经常受到慢性疾病、残疾或虚弱的影响，这导致对非正式照顾者的需求大幅增加。
本文是一项研究的方案，旨在研究在哈萨克斯坦，照顾对老年人大有裨益，但特别强调文化背景对非正式照顾者的影响。
该方案概述了一项混合方法研究，将在哈萨克斯坦的四个城市进行。总共将招募 400 名有两个或更多日常生活活动（ADL）受限的老年人大体的非正式照顾者参与调查，旨在评估与照顾相关的负担、生活质量和健康相关的生活质量。选择医疗技术评估研究所（iMTA）非正式照顾者评估问卷（iVICQ）作为主要研究工具。此外，将从调查受访者中选出愿意参加的参与者子集，进行半结构化访谈，以更深入地了解他们的经验，并深入了解他们的社会和医疗支持需求。
这项研究将首次调查照顾对中亚老年人大体的非正式照顾者的影响。研究结果将通过提供在哈萨克斯坦特定的国家和文化背景下照顾老年人的见解，为文献做出贡献，并有可能推广到前苏联其他中亚共和国。
