Heller T, Miller A B, Factor A
Institute of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago 60608, USA.
Ment Retard. 1997 Oct;35(5):338-46. doi: 10.1352/0047-6765(1997)035<0338:AWMRAS>2.0.CO;2.
This study was conducted to determine whether support provided to caregivers by their adult children with mental retardation would influence caregiving appraisals. We also examined how severity of disability of the adult child, personal and social resources of the caregiver, and amount of caregiver assistance to the adult with mental retardation influenced caregiving appraisals. Using surveys and interviews we collected information from 80 primary caregivers on caregiving burden and satisfaction and six predictors of burden and satisfaction. Findings indicate that greater support from the adult child to the caregiver resulted in greater satisfaction and less burden. Adaptive and maladaptive behaviors and caregiving assistance all predicted caregiving satisfaction but only maladaptive behaviors predicted caregiving burden.
本研究旨在确定成年智障子女给予照料者的支持是否会影响照料评估。我们还考察了成年子女的残疾严重程度、照料者的个人和社会资源，以及照料者对成年智障者的协助程度如何影响照料评估。通过调查和访谈，我们从80名主要照料者那里收集了关于照料负担和满意度的信息，以及负担和满意度的六个预测因素。研究结果表明，成年子女给予照料者的支持越多，照料者的满意度就越高，负担就越小。适应性和非适应性行为以及照料协助都能预测照料满意度，但只有非适应性行为能预测照料负担。
