"恐怖是一个更好的词":对痴呆相关焦虑的定性分析
Molly Maxfield1,2, Allie Peckham1,2, Dara L James1
1Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The Gerontologist
|October 25, 2023
概括
与痴呆相关的焦虑源于对诊断,失去控制和感知到的风险的恐惧. 了解这些因素可以帮助开发针对个人及其支持系统的有针对性的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 痴呆相关焦虑 (DRA) 是对当前或未来痴呆症诊断的恐惧.
- 以前的研究表明,情绪,社会和认知因素有助于DRA.
- 本研究对DRA的根本原因进行了主题分析.
研究的目的:
- 探索痴呆相关焦虑的潜在原因.
- 确定导致对痴呆症诊断的恐惧的关键主题.
主要方法:
- 采用半结构性定性访谈的混合方法调查.
- 采访了50名没有痴呆症诊断的社区成年人 (58-89岁).
- 采用了反射感应的主题方法.
主要成果:
- 确定了与DRA先例相关的七个主题.
- 痴呆症诊断的预期后果是一个重要的主题.
- 低感知控制和感知风险也是关键发现,与个人经验和家族病史有关.
结论:
- 调查结果提供了对驱动DRA的各种因素的洞察力.
- 结果可以为公共卫生信息传递和干预开发提供信息.
- 干预措施应应对患有DRA的个体及其支持系统的需求.
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