Monahan D J, Hooker K
School of Social Work, Syracuse University, NY 13244, USA.
Soc Work. 1995 May;40(3):305-14.
Providing care to a spouse with dementia is a challenging activity. Why one spouse caregiver copes effectively whereas another becomes demoralized, unable to cope, and at heightened risk for negative health outcomes is not well understood. There is increasing evidence that individual differences associated with effects of caregiving through the subjective appraisal of the stressor are related to health outcomes. In this study, measures of social support and personality were examined to determine their influence on health outcomes for 51 spouse caregivers of dementia patients. The finding of a relationship between health outcomes and personality and social support may help practitioners target and improve interventions with dementia patients and their families.
照顾患有痴呆症的配偶是一项具有挑战性的活动。为何一位配偶照顾者能有效应对，而另一位却士气低落、无法应对且健康状况恶化的风险增加，目前尚不清楚。越来越多的证据表明，通过对应激源的主观评估，与照顾影响相关的个体差异与健康结果有关。在本研究中，对社会支持和人格测量进行了检验，以确定它们对51名痴呆症患者配偶照顾者健康结果的影响。健康结果与人格和社会支持之间关系的发现，可能有助于从业者针对痴呆症患者及其家人进行干预并加以改进。
