Berry R A, Murphy J F
Clin Nurs Res. 1995 Nov;4(4):373-86. doi: 10.1177/105477389500400404.
This study examined the relationship among stages of Parkinson's disease (PD), elderly care receivers' physical and social functioning, and spousal caregivers' physical, social, psychological, and economic well-being. The nonrandom, convenience study sample comprised 30 spousal caregivers of elderly individuals diagnosed with PD; all attended group support sessions. Findings indicated a statistically significant linear relationship between stages of PD and care receivers' functional ability and between care receivers' functional and social ability and caregivers' hours of caregiving. Caregivers' health was associated with diminished physical functioning of care receivers. Caregivers' age, years of marriage, and educational level were associated with their social, psychological, and financial well-being. The main implication for nursing practice is that elderly family caregivers must be included in mutually developed care plans; they are at high risk for diminished well-being because of the time and energy involved in providing needed care.
本研究考察了帕金森病（PD）各阶段、老年受照顾者的身体和社会功能以及配偶照顾者的身体、社会、心理和经济福祉之间的关系。这项非随机的便利抽样研究样本包括30名被诊断患有PD的老年人的配偶照顾者；他们都参加了团体支持会议。研究结果表明，PD各阶段与受照顾者的功能能力之间、受照顾者的功能和社会能力与照顾者的照顾时长之间存在统计学上显著的线性关系。照顾者的健康状况与受照顾者身体功能的下降有关。照顾者的年龄、结婚年限和教育水平与他们的社会、心理和经济福祉有关。对护理实践的主要启示是，老年家庭照顾者必须被纳入共同制定的护理计划中；由于提供所需护理需要投入时间和精力，他们的福祉面临降低的高风险。
