Glasier Willow, Arbeau Kelly, Launeanu Mihaela, Kwee Janelle
Trinity Western University, Canada.
Existential Analysis Society Canada, Canada.
Health Psychol Open. 2024 Feb 9;11:20551029231224368. doi: 10.1177/20551029231224368. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.
Placing a loved one in care does not relieve informal caregivers' physical and emotional stresses. This study identified the unique psycho-social-spiritual processes of involuntary separation among spouses following long-term care admission. Participants were 17 spouse-caregivers (12 women and 5 men) with a mean age of 84 years who had been involuntarily separated for an average of 20 months. The basic psycho-social-spiritual process of spouse-caregiver involuntary separation was hich had three distinct stages: (1) Initial coping, (2) Adjusting to the new situation, and (3) Moving forward. Movement through the three stages was influenced by individuals' capacity and willingness to reach out for connection and by the abilities of others to extend accurate empathy and practical help. The implications of this study highlight spouse-caregivers' needs for connection and support not only during the crisis of separation, but in the months and years that follow.
将亲人安置在护理机构并不能减轻非正式照料者的身体和情感压力。本研究确定了长期护理入院后配偶间非自愿分离所特有的心理-社会-精神过程。研究对象为17名配偶照料者（12名女性和5名男性），平均年龄84岁，他们非自愿分离的平均时间为20个月。配偶照料者非自愿分离的基本心理-社会-精神过程有三个不同阶段：（1）初始应对，（2）适应新情况，（3）向前迈进。经历这三个阶段受到个体寻求联系的能力和意愿以及他人给予准确共情和实际帮助能力的影响。本研究的意义突出了配偶照料者不仅在分离危机期间，而且在随后的数月和数年中对联系和支持的需求。
