Tan Raymond U, Orteza Grace O
The Medical City.
Acta Med Philipp. 2025 Jun 30;59(8):65-76. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.8938. eCollection 2025.
The demographic background, level of knowledge, and attitude of caregivers are pillars of care in dementia. Family and non-family members take on this role. Studies have been done on their knowledge and attitude, but none have focused on them during hospitalization, wherein greater stress is imposed on both the caregiver and the patient. This study aims to determine the profiles, and its association with knowledge, and attitudes of caregivers of hospitalized patients with dementia in a tertiary hospital in Metro Manila.
A single-center descriptive cross-sectional design using Demographic profile Questionnaire, Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS), and Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) were used on Filipino caregivers of inpatients with dementia in Metro Manila. Simple and multivariable linear regression were used to assess demographic factors in relation to the attitude and knowledge of the caregivers.
Eighteen females with a mean age of 49 (SD=8) years old participated. Ten participants completed college. Six (33.3%) of the respondents were family members, five (27.8) % were occupational caregivers, four (22.2%) were house-helps, and two (11.1%) were nurses. Majority (66%) had 3-10-year duration of caregiving. Mean score of knowledge scale is 21.17 out of 30. Age, education, caregiver role, and attitude were positively associated with knowledge. The mean score for attitude level is 119.83 out of 140. Age, education, duration, caregiving role, patient's age, and knowledge were positively associated with attitude; with education being statistically significant (p=0.046).
Caregivers exhibited reasonable knowledge for such caregivers to carry out their duties on inpatients with dementia at an adequate level, with several factors correlating positively, indicating areas for improvement. Their attitude scores revealed positive disposition; with education emerging as statistically significant. Continuing education and targeted interventions can further enhance quality of caregiving.
照顾者的人口统计学背景、知识水平和态度是痴呆症护理的支柱。家庭和非家庭成员承担这一角色。已经对他们的知识和态度进行了研究，但没有一项研究关注他们在住院期间的情况，而在此期间照顾者和患者都会承受更大的压力。本研究旨在确定马尼拉大都会一家三级医院中痴呆症住院患者照顾者的概况，及其与知识和态度的关联。
采用单中心描述性横断面设计，对马尼拉大都会痴呆症住院患者的菲律宾照顾者使用人口统计学概况问卷、阿尔茨海默病知识量表（ADKS）和痴呆症态度量表（DAS）。使用简单和多变量线性回归来评估与照顾者态度和知识相关的人口统计学因素。
18名女性参与，平均年龄49（标准差=8）岁。10名参与者完成了大学学业。6名（33.3%）受访者是家庭成员，5名（27.8%）是职业照顾者，4名（22.2%）是家政人员，2名（11.1%）是护士。大多数（66%）照顾时长为3至10年。知识量表的平均得分是30分中的21.17分。年龄、教育程度、照顾者角色和态度与知识呈正相关。态度水平的平均得分是140分中的119.83分。年龄、教育程度、照顾时长、照顾者角色、患者年龄和知识与态度呈正相关；教育程度具有统计学意义（p=0.046）。
照顾者表现出了合理的知识水平，足以让他们在一定程度上对痴呆症住院患者履行职责，有几个因素呈正相关，表明存在改进的空间。他们的态度得分显示出积极的倾向；教育程度具有统计学意义。继续教育和有针对性的干预可以进一步提高护理质量。
