Ross M M, Rosenthal C J, Dawson P
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Ontario, Canada.
J Clin Nurs. 1997 Nov;6(6):473-83.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the visiting experience of wives whose husbands had been admitted to a long-term care institution. The study employed a longitudinal and prospective design and combined qualitative and quantitative approaches. The data were drawn from a larger study designed to explore the transition to quasi-widowhood. This article reports on one aspect of spousal caregiving following the admission of a husband to a long-term care setting, i.e. visiting. In this study, wives visited frequently. Their reasons for visiting included love and devotion, duty and obligation, the monitoring of husbands' well-being and the provision of assistance to both husbands and staff. They engaged in task performance and social interaction during visiting. Their feelings of satisfaction and enjoyment with visiting were associated with their husbands' well-being and feeling useful. Over the 9-month period of the study, two patterns of visiting and involvement emerged that were associated with different outcomes related to depression, morale and satisfaction with institutional dimensions of care.
本研究的目的是调查丈夫入住长期护理机构的妻子的探访经历。该研究采用纵向和前瞻性设计，并结合了定性和定量方法。数据来自一项旨在探索向准寡妇状态转变的更大规模研究。本文报告了丈夫入住长期护理机构后配偶照顾的一个方面，即探访。在本研究中，妻子们探访频繁。她们探访的原因包括爱与奉献、责任与义务、对丈夫幸福的监测以及对丈夫和工作人员的帮助。她们在探访期间进行任务执行和社交互动。她们对探访的满意度和愉悦感与丈夫的幸福和感觉有用相关。在为期9个月的研究期间，出现了两种探访和参与模式，这与抑郁、士气以及对机构护理维度的满意度等不同结果相关。
