Cuijpers P, Salden M
Trimbos-instituut, Utrecht.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1997 Oct;28(5):219-23.
In research on caregivers of the frail elderly most attention has until now been paid to the burden of caregivers of the demented elderly. However, several studies have shown that other groups of carers are also heavily burdened. The present study focused on the burden of 73 caregivers of the residents of two homes for the elderly. About one fourth of the caregivers felt heavily burdened. The mental health of the caregivers, measured with the General Health Questionnaire, could not be distinguished from the general population. Significant associations were found between the burden and the gender of the caregivers, the gender of the elderly person, the time spent on caring, the number of caring tasks, and the amount of support from others. Family caregivers seemed to have relatively little need for information and advice.
在对体弱老年人照料者的研究中，迄今为止，大多数关注都集中在老年痴呆症患者照料者的负担上。然而，多项研究表明，其他照料者群体也负担沉重。本研究聚焦于两家养老院73名居民照料者的负担。约四分之一的照料者感到负担沉重。用一般健康问卷衡量的照料者心理健康状况与普通人群并无差异。研究发现，负担与照料者的性别、老年人的性别、照料时间、照料任务数量以及他人提供的支持量之间存在显著关联。家庭照料者似乎相对不太需要信息和建议。
