Hermans E, Anten H W, Diederiks J P, Philipsen H
Netherlands Institute of Care and Welfare, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Scand J Caring Sci. 1998;12(3):186-90.
Of 82 stroke survivors who had been discharged from hospital, 49 were still living at home after a three-year period. Thirty-three of these patients formed the population of the present study of the use of care at home. Sixty-one percent had received professional care and 88% had received family care. Although their overall functional status indicated only mild handicaps, after three years patients still reported a large number of disabilities and problems. The average weekly amount of family care was 37 h, and many family carers experienced a high burden of care and had emotional problems coping with the patients' disabilities. Concerning factors related to the use of care, in spite of the relatively small number of study patients, some interesting hypotheses can be advanced.
在82名已出院的中风幸存者中，三年后有49人仍在家中生活。其中33名患者构成了本项家庭护理使用情况研究的对象。61%的患者接受过专业护理，88%的患者接受过家庭护理。尽管他们的整体功能状况仅显示轻度残疾，但三年后患者仍报告有大量的残疾和问题。家庭护理的平均每周时长为37小时，许多家庭护理人员承受着很高的护理负担，并且在应对患者残疾方面存在情感问题。关于与护理使用相关的因素，尽管研究患者数量相对较少，但仍可提出一些有趣的假设。
