Department of Neurology, The Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 20;12:1436423. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436423. eCollection 2024.
This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among family caregivers of patients with cerebral infarction toward home-based care.
This web-based cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2023 and February 2024 at Yancheng Third People's Hospital. A self-designed questionnaire was developed to collect demographic information, and assess the KAP among family caregivers of patients with cerebral infarction toward home-based care.
A total of 761 questionnaires were included in the study. Among the participants, 453 (59.53%) were female, and 548 (72.01%) lived with the patients. The mean knowledge, attitudes and practices scores were 6.67 ± 1.73 (possible range: 0-9), 32.95 ± 2.46 (possible range: 9-45), and 28.64 ± 4.39 (possible range: 8-40), respectively. Path analysis showed the direct effect of knowledge on both attitudes ( = 0.885, < 0.001) and practices ( = 1.295, < 0.001), as well as of attitudes on practices ( = 0.838, < 0.001).
Family caregivers of patients with cerebral infarction have sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes and proactive practices toward home-based care. However, they still exhibit deficiencies in certain aspects of knowledge, attitudes, and practice. Developing personalized educational strategies may be instrumental in enhancing family caregivers' knowledge of home-based care. This, in turn, could improve their attitudes and elevate their practice levels.
本研究旨在评估脑梗死患者家庭照顾者对家庭护理的知识、态度和实践（KAP）。
本研究采用基于网络的横断面研究，于 2023 年 10 月至 2024 年 2 月在盐城市第三人民医院进行。自行设计问卷收集人口统计学信息，并评估脑梗死患者家庭照顾者对家庭护理的 KAP。
共纳入 761 份问卷。参与者中，女性 453 人（59.53%），548 人（72.01%）与患者同住。知识、态度和实践得分的平均值分别为 6.67±1.73（可能范围：0-9）、32.95±2.46（可能范围：9-45）和 28.64±4.39（可能范围：8-40）。路径分析显示知识对态度（ = 0.885， < 0.001）和实践（ = 1.295， < 0.001）均有直接影响，态度对实践（ = 0.838， < 0.001）也有直接影响。
脑梗死患者家庭照顾者对家庭护理具有足够的知识、积极的态度和积极的实践。然而，他们在知识、态度和实践的某些方面仍存在不足。制定个性化的教育策略可能有助于提高家庭照顾者对家庭护理的知识水平，进而改善他们的态度和实践水平。
