家庭护理人员的支持:工作压力的影响及其与正式和非正式帮助的交叉点
Joseph Svec1, Natasha Nemmers2, Jeong Eun Lee3
1Social Sciences Department, Saint Joseph's University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
概括
拥有更多的家庭护理人员可以减少护理人员的痛苦,尤其对女性来说. 然而,正式的服务可能无法有效地减轻照顾者的压力或痛苦.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 护理人员的工作压力是影响情绪健康的一个重要问题.
- 了解非正式和正式支持的缓解效应对于照顾者福祉至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估额外的家庭护理人员和正式服务使用对护理人员工作压力和痛苦的影响.
- 检查支持类型和护理人员痛苦之间的关联中的性别差异.
主要方法:
- 利用了国家护理研究与国家健康和衰老趋势研究相关的数据.
- 采用小组方法来分析工作压力,非正式支持 (护理人员数量) 和正式支持 (服务利用率) 与情感福祉之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 更多的非正式照顾者与较低的照顾者痛苦有关.
- 正式服务的利用,包括付费帮助和医疗补助资金,与护理人员的痛苦有积极的关联.
- 非正式的支持减轻了工作压力的影响,特别是对女性护理人员来说.
结论:
- 额外的护理人员数量会对情绪健康产生积极影响,并减轻工作压力.
- 正式的支持服务可能提供有限的或不及时的帮助,可能会增加困境.
- 调查结果提供了关于维持非正式照顾和改善老年人支持系统的见解.
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