Koffman J, Taylor S
Department of Palliative Care and Policy, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Elder Care. 1997;9(6):16-9. doi: 10.7748/eldc.9.6.16.s14.
Caring for elderly mentally ill people impacts on many aspects of informal caregivers' lives. Respite care is one of the few strategies aimed directly at caregivers and its benefits have been well documented. As part of a wider strategy review of continuing care and respite care for the growing elderly population in an inner London health authority we focused specifically on the needs of caregivers and their elderly dependants with a diagnosis of dementia. A focus group was organised in order to elicit caregivers' perspectives on caring and their views on local services. This component of our overall review highlights the importance of investing further in informal caregivers who, to date, have successfully prevented a large number of admissions to continuing care facilities.
照顾患有精神疾病的老年人会对非正式护理人员生活的许多方面产生影响。喘息服务是少数直接针对护理人员的策略之一，其益处已有充分记录。作为对伦敦市中心一个卫生当局不断增加的老年人口的持续护理和喘息服务进行更广泛策略审查的一部分，我们特别关注了护理人员及其患有痴呆症的老年受抚养人的需求。我们组织了一个焦点小组，以了解护理人员对护理的看法以及他们对当地服务的意见。我们总体审查的这一部分突出了进一步投资于非正式护理人员的重要性，迄今为止，这些护理人员成功地避免了大量人员入住持续护理机构。
