Aging adults with chronic conditions rely heavily on an informal network of caregivers to remain within their communities of choice. This reliance can take a significant toll on caregivers through the lens of physical...Aging adults with chronic conditions rely heavily on an informal network of caregivers to remain within their communities of choice. This reliance can take a significant toll on caregivers through the lens of physical and psychological problems, financial issues, and social isolation. These variables may then lead to less desirable outcomes for care recipients. This review highlights existing support services in their many forms, including: psychosocial interventions, environmental interventions, respite care, and health information technology as a method of delivery. Given the current trend with informal caregivers assuming increased responsibility in healthcare, programs and services supporting these caregivers must be understood and trialed to ensure that their needs are not overlooked.展开更多
Respite care in the form of day care is one of the several respite services that aims to provide temporary relief to informal caregivers from their responsibilities of caring for a person with dementia. The purpose of...Respite care in the form of day care is one of the several respite services that aims to provide temporary relief to informal caregivers from their responsibilities of caring for a person with dementia. The purpose of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being an informal caregiver for a person with dementia living at home and receiving day care services. Narrative interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using the phenomenological hermeneutic method. Two main themes emerged: “Living with limitations in everyday life” and “Having a life besides being a caregiver”. The comprehensive understanding suggested living with a person with dementia, changes and influences the informal caregiver’s life through a set of new roles and a new way of living and thinking. The result is discussed in light of Goffman’s analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance.展开更多
目的:压力性损伤(pressure injury,PI)患者的非正式照顾者的认知及照顾行为水平暂缺科学性测量工具,本研究拟编制PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表,并对其进行信效度检验。方法:以知信行理论为框架,结合相关文献与专家头脑风暴,拟定量表初...目的:压力性损伤(pressure injury,PI)患者的非正式照顾者的认知及照顾行为水平暂缺科学性测量工具,本研究拟编制PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表,并对其进行信效度检验。方法:以知信行理论为框架,结合相关文献与专家头脑风暴,拟定量表初始条目池;经过德尔菲专家函询、预调查,形成初始量表。于2023年4至10月便利选取中南大学湘雅三医院住院部及其合作社区、长沙红枫康复医院的PI患者非正式照顾者进行调查,第1次纳入186名、第2次纳入213名进行量表项目分析及信效度检验;间隔3周,随机抽取已调查的20名重测,检验量表的重测信度。结果:PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表共3个维度,19个条目。总量表内部一致性克龙巴赫α系数为0.916,量表所有条目水平的内容效度指数(item level-content validity index,I-CVI)为0.826~1.000,平均量表水平的内容效度指数(scale level-content validity index/average,S-CVI/Ave)为0.94。探索性因子分析提取3个公因子,累计方差贡献率为64.643%。验证性因子分析显示χ~2/df=2.54,近似误差的均方根(root mean square error of approximation,RMSEA)=0.085,比较拟合指数(comparative fit index,CFI)=0.920,标准化均方根残差(standardized root mean square residual,SRMR)=0.059,模型与数据整体适配良好。结论:PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表具有较好的信度和效度,可用于非正式照顾者PI知信行水平的评估。展开更多
文摘Aging adults with chronic conditions rely heavily on an informal network of caregivers to remain within their communities of choice. This reliance can take a significant toll on caregivers through the lens of physical and psychological problems, financial issues, and social isolation. These variables may then lead to less desirable outcomes for care recipients. This review highlights existing support services in their many forms, including: psychosocial interventions, environmental interventions, respite care, and health information technology as a method of delivery. Given the current trend with informal caregivers assuming increased responsibility in healthcare, programs and services supporting these caregivers must be understood and trialed to ensure that their needs are not overlooked.
文摘Respite care in the form of day care is one of the several respite services that aims to provide temporary relief to informal caregivers from their responsibilities of caring for a person with dementia. The purpose of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being an informal caregiver for a person with dementia living at home and receiving day care services. Narrative interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using the phenomenological hermeneutic method. Two main themes emerged: “Living with limitations in everyday life” and “Having a life besides being a caregiver”. The comprehensive understanding suggested living with a person with dementia, changes and influences the informal caregiver’s life through a set of new roles and a new way of living and thinking. The result is discussed in light of Goffman’s analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance.
文摘目的:压力性损伤(pressure injury,PI)患者的非正式照顾者的认知及照顾行为水平暂缺科学性测量工具,本研究拟编制PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表,并对其进行信效度检验。方法:以知信行理论为框架,结合相关文献与专家头脑风暴,拟定量表初始条目池;经过德尔菲专家函询、预调查,形成初始量表。于2023年4至10月便利选取中南大学湘雅三医院住院部及其合作社区、长沙红枫康复医院的PI患者非正式照顾者进行调查,第1次纳入186名、第2次纳入213名进行量表项目分析及信效度检验;间隔3周,随机抽取已调查的20名重测,检验量表的重测信度。结果:PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表共3个维度,19个条目。总量表内部一致性克龙巴赫α系数为0.916,量表所有条目水平的内容效度指数(item level-content validity index,I-CVI)为0.826~1.000,平均量表水平的内容效度指数(scale level-content validity index/average,S-CVI/Ave)为0.94。探索性因子分析提取3个公因子,累计方差贡献率为64.643%。验证性因子分析显示χ~2/df=2.54,近似误差的均方根(root mean square error of approximation,RMSEA)=0.085,比较拟合指数(comparative fit index,CFI)=0.920,标准化均方根残差(standardized root mean square residual,SRMR)=0.059,模型与数据整体适配良好。结论:PI患者非正式照顾者知信行量表具有较好的信度和效度,可用于非正式照顾者PI知信行水平的评估。
