Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Psychiatr Danub. 2024 Sep;36(Suppl 2):257-266.
The literature consistently highlights the significant burden faced by healthcare professionals, often describing caregivers as "invisible patients." Resilience is a critical factor in their well-being and quality of life. This study aimed to examine the presence of variables such as resilience and burden in caregivers, along with factors like age, gender, education, and work commitment, to understand the correlations among these independent and clinical variables.
The sample consisted of 126 carers aged 18-30 years old (M: 26.15; SD: 3.21) with a 77.8% of the sample being female. The variables included the socio-demographic (age, sex, education, hours/days of speech per week and years of service) and clinical status, therefore burden (time dependence, development, physical, social and emotional burden) and resilience (self-perception, planned future, social competence, structured style, family cohesion and social resources).
Regarding the correlational analyses involving socio-demographic variables and resilience, only a few significant correlations were found. However, significant positive correlations were identified between socio-demographic variables and burden, specifically with age, hours and days of work per week, and years of service. Conversely, education showed a significant negative correlation with burden, highlighting its protective role. Significant correlations between resilience and burden variables were generally positive, except for self-perception and developmental burden. Multivariate linear regression analyses revealed numerous dependencies, with predictors such as age, sex, education, hours/days of work per week, and years of service influencing the dependent variables related to burden and resilience.
This study examined fundamental socio-demographic, occupational, and psychological variables in the lives of caregivers. It highlights not only the presence of factors that negatively impact caregivers' quality of life but also important relationships between personal variables, resilience, and burden risk. Therefore, it is crucial to consider the findings of this study, along with existing literature, to design interventions aimed at reducing burdens and improving the quality of life for caregivers.
文献不断强调医疗保健专业人员所面临的巨大负担，经常将护理人员描述为“隐形患者”。韧性是他们福祉和生活质量的关键因素。本研究旨在研究护理人员的韧性和负担等变量，以及年龄、性别、教育和工作投入等因素，以了解这些独立和临床变量之间的相关性。
该样本由 126 名年龄在 18-30 岁之间的护理人员组成（M：26.15；SD：3.21），其中 77.8%的样本为女性。变量包括社会人口统计学（年龄、性别、教育、每周演讲时间/天数和服务年限）和临床状况，因此包括负担（时间依赖性、发展、身体、社会和情感负担）和韧性（自我认知、计划未来、社会能力、结构化风格、家庭凝聚力和社会资源）。
关于涉及社会人口统计学变量和韧性的相关分析，仅发现了一些显著的相关性。然而，社会人口统计学变量与负担之间存在显著的正相关，特别是与年龄、每周工作时间/天数和服务年限相关。相反，教育与负担呈显著负相关，突出了其保护作用。韧性和负担变量之间的相关性通常是正相关的，除了自我认知和发展负担。多元线性回归分析显示存在许多依存关系，年龄、性别、教育、每周工作时间/天数和服务年限等预测因素影响与负担和韧性相关的因变量。
本研究检查了护理人员生活中的基本社会人口统计学、职业和心理变量。它不仅强调了对护理人员生活质量产生负面影响的因素的存在，还强调了个人变量、韧性和负担风险之间的重要关系。因此，考虑到本研究的结果以及现有文献，设计旨在减轻负担和提高护理人员生活质量的干预措施至关重要。
