照顾患有痴呆症的人:识别和评估照顾者的需求
1Head of Research and Publications, Dementia UK; Honarary Professor of Dementia Nursing, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
British journal of community nursing
|October 4, 2023
概括
随着痴呆病例的增加,需要更多的无薪家庭护理人员. 社区护士可以识别和支持这些经常被忽视的痴呆症护理人员及其需求.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 护理 护理 护理
背景情况:
- 全球人口正在老龄化,导致痴呆症的患病率增加.
- 这种人口变化导致越来越多的无薪家庭护理人员,估计有三分之一的人可能成为护理人员.
- 仅在英国,就有超过70万个人担任痴呆症患者的主要无薪照顾者,提供大量的财务和身体支持.
研究的目的:
- 突出非薪酬家庭护理人员在痴呆症护理中的重大贡献.
- 要强调这些护理人员所面临的挑战,包括由于缺乏卫生和社会护理服务的认可而导致的高负担,痛苦和潜在风险.
- 强调确定和评估这些护理人员的需求至关重要,以提供足够的支持.
主要方法:
- 这项研究是对当前痴呆症护理人员情况的审查.
- 它强调了社区护士在识别和支持无薪护理人员方面的作用.
- 重点是医疗和社会护理系统内护理人员的可见性和需求评估.
主要成果:
- 对于痴呆症患者的无偿照顾者来说,他们会经历巨大的负担,痛苦和对他们的健康和福祉的负面影响.
- 护理人员往往对正式服务是"看不见的",因为他们可能不会自我识别或承认他们的需求,使他们处于危险之中.
- 早期识别和需求评估是支持这一群体的关键第一步.
结论:
- 社区护士具有战略地位,能够识别无薪痴呆症护理人员并评估他们的需求.
- 积极的识别和支持系统对于减轻风险和改善家庭护理人员的福祉至关重要.
- 认可和支持痴呆症护理人员对于有效的痴呆症护理和公共卫生至关重要.
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