Hamrick K, Blazer D
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1980 May;31(5):332-5. doi: 10.1176/ps.31.5.332.
Clinicians at a geriatric evaluation and treatment clinic include the patient's family in all stages of assessment and intervention so that the family can ultimately assume much of the responsibility for care. The family's strengths and weaknesses and its potential as a caretaker are assessed through a questionnaire and interviews. The major intervention techniques include explaining the patient's impairment and capabilities to the family, coordinating needed community resources, encouraging respite activities, allowing relatives to work through their own feelings, and taking responsibility for decision-making when necessary. A case history illustrates the assessment and intervention techniques.
一家老年评估与治疗诊所的临床医生在评估和干预的各个阶段都让患者家属参与进来，以便家属最终能够承担起大部分护理责任。通过问卷调查和访谈来评估家庭的优势与劣势及其作为照顾者的潜力。主要的干预技巧包括向家属解释患者的损伤情况和能力、协调所需的社区资源、鼓励临时休息活动、让亲属梳理自己的感受，以及在必要时负责决策。一个病例说明了评估和干预技巧。
