Litwin H
Paul Baerwald School of Social Work Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus, Israel.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1994;38(2):137-51. doi: 10.2190/TLDK-8U5Q-67M8-BMU8.
Informal family caregivers from a sample of 110 hospitalized elderly Jewish Jerusalemites were queried regarding their perceptions of filial responsibility and the supports they provide their parent(s). A path model was examined in which the outcome variable was a measure of the caregivers' expectations of future support. Background variables considered included sociodemographic variables and religiosity of the caregivers, family problems, proximity to the dependent parent, ADL, and length of dependency of the elderly care recipient. The analysis found future expectations of support to be explained principally by perceptions of filial responsibility, that were in turn explained by religiosity of the caregiver. Current support provided was influenced by proximity to the care recipient, ADL, length of dependency, and perceptions of filial responsibility. The implications of these findings for promotion of informal care are discussed.
对来自110名住院的耶路撒冷老年犹太人群体样本中的非正式家庭照顾者，询问了他们对孝道责任的看法以及他们为父母提供的支持。研究了一个路径模型，其中结果变量是照顾者对未来支持的期望的一种衡量。考虑的背景变量包括照顾者的社会人口统计学变量和宗教信仰、家庭问题、与受抚养父母的亲近程度、日常生活活动能力（ADL）以及老年护理接受者的依赖时间长度。分析发现，对未来支持的期望主要由孝道责任观念来解释，而孝道责任观念又反过来由照顾者的宗教信仰来解释。当前提供的支持受到与护理接受者的亲近程度、ADL、依赖时间长度以及孝道责任观念的影响。讨论了这些发现对促进非正式护理的意义。
