Li Maolan, Tong Weiwei, Zeng Qing, Zhang Xiyun, Ma Shufang, Zhang Hongchen
School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Medical Department of Kaifeng University, Kaifeng, China.
Geriatr Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb;61:463-469. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.12.021. Epub 2024 Dec 28.
Elder abuse is a global public health and human rights concern that is predicted to increase with the rapid increase in the elderly population in China.
To investigate the incidence of elder abuse tendency and factors related to such a tendency among caregivers working in nursing homes.
A cross-sectional study comprising 412 caregivers from nursing homes was conducted.
The results indicated that the prevalence of elder abuse tendency among caregivers working in nursing homes was 73.5%. This rate was influenced by gender, marital status, work experience, employment modes, whether one had participated in relevant training, caregiver burden and the level of perceived social support (P < 0.05).
The study revealed the factors influencing elder abuse tendency among caregivers working in nursing homes and the relationships between elder abuse tendency, caregiver burden, and perceived social support.
虐待老人是一个全球性的公共卫生和人权问题,预计随着中国老年人口的迅速增加,这一问题也会加剧。
调查养老院护理人员虐待老人倾向的发生率及其相关因素。
对来自养老院的412名护理人员进行了一项横断面研究。
结果表明,养老院护理人员虐待老人倾向的发生率为73.5%。这一发生率受性别、婚姻状况、工作经验、就业模式、是否参加过相关培训、护理负担以及感知到的社会支持水平的影响(P<0.05)。
该研究揭示了影响养老院护理人员虐待老人倾向的因素,以及虐待老人倾向、护理负担和感知到的社会支持之间的关系。