Grässel E
Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychopathometrie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 1996 May;46(5):189-93.
A study of 128 caregivers caring for a person in need of constant nursing care at home showed them to suffer from a range of somatic symptoms (Giessen Symptom List) which lay significantly above the average for their age and sex. However, this was only true of those caregivers who perceived their task as a burden (moderate to severe burden, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers). The aspects which were seen to be most burdensome were lack of free-time and opportunities for respite as well as the fate of the person receiving care. The mean score of subjective burden did not linearly increase according to the degree of nursing care needed. The mean score was a maximum in cases where the degree of nursing care required is not intensive.
一项针对128名在家照料需要持续护理的患者的照料者的研究表明，他们存在一系列躯体症状（吉森症状清单），这些症状显著高于其年龄和性别的平均水平。然而，只有那些将自己的任务视为负担的照料者（中度至重度负担，家庭照料者负担量表）才是如此。被认为最具负担的方面是缺乏空闲时间和喘息机会以及受照料者的命运。主观负担的平均得分并未根据所需护理程度呈线性增加。在所需护理程度不高的情况下，平均得分最高。
