Shyu Y I, Archbold P G, Imle M
Graduate Institute of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, ROC.
Res Nurs Health. 1998 Jun;21(3):261-70. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199806)21:3<261::aid-nur9>3.0.co;2-f.
The grounded theory method was used to explore the psychosocial process of family caregiving to frail elders in Taiwan. Interview and observation data from 15 family caregivers were analyzed using constant comparative analysis. Caregivers used the process of finding a balance point to achieve or preserve equilibrium between and within caregiving and family life. Caregivers who did better in finding a balance point provided better quality care to frail elders. Caregivers who were good at finding a balance point anticipated competing needs, conceptualized multiple strategies to meet the needs, and predicted accurately the consequences of the strategies. They described a wide variety of balancing strategies.
本研究采用扎根理论方法，探讨台湾地区家庭照顾体弱老人的心理社会过程。运用持续比较分析法，对15位家庭照顾者的访谈和观察数据进行了分析。照顾者通过寻找平衡点的过程，在照顾与家庭生活之间及内部实现或维持平衡。在寻找平衡点方面做得更好的照顾者，能为体弱老人提供质量更高的照顾。善于找到平衡点的照顾者能够预见相互竞争的需求，构思多种策略来满足这些需求，并准确预测这些策略的后果。他们描述了各种各样的平衡策略。
