Chen Ko-Xin, Pai Ming-Chyi, Cotter Valerie, Wu Meng-Ju, Hong Wei-Pin, Wang Jing-Jy
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, Taiwan.
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Division of Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Geriatr Nurs. 2025 Sep-Oct;65:103504. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103504. Epub 2025 Jul 15.
To examine family distress and related factors in persons with dementia at risk of getting lost.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2023 and January 2024. A survey was administered to a sample of family caregivers providing care to persons with dementia in outpatient clinics and community dementia care sites in Taiwan. The survey was conducted using a set of questionnaires.
Family caregivers of persons with dementia who did not get lost experienced moderate levels of family distress, followed by those in the recurrent getting lost and single incidence of getting lost groups. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that accident-associated getting lost and caregiver burden were factors significantly related to family distress.
Caring for persons with dementia with a history of getting lost is distressing for families, particularly those who have experienced accident-associated getting lost and caregiver burden, necessitating tailored interventions to reduce family distress.
研究有走失风险的痴呆症患者的家庭困扰及相关因素。
于2023年7月至2024年1月进行了一项描述性横断面研究。对台湾门诊诊所和社区痴呆症护理场所中为痴呆症患者提供护理的家庭照顾者样本进行了调查。调查使用了一套问卷。
未走失的痴呆症患者的家庭照顾者经历了中度的家庭困扰，其次是反复走失和单次走失组的照顾者。分层多元回归分析显示，与事故相关的走失和照顾者负担是与家庭困扰显著相关的因素。
照顾有走失史的痴呆症患者会给家庭带来困扰，尤其是那些经历过与事故相关的走失和照顾者负担的家庭，因此需要采取针对性干预措施来减轻家庭困扰。
