护理患者的家庭护理人员生活质量下降的决定因素:一项纵向研究
Marcus Luciano de Oliveira Tavares1, Adriano Marçal Pimenta2, Cristina García-Vivar3
1Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
概括
家庭照顾者 家庭照顾者
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 护理人员研究 护理人员研究
背景情况:
- 照顾依赖个人的家庭照顾者经常经历生活质量 (QoL) 的下降.
- 了解影响护理人员QOL的因素对于制定有效的支持策略至关重要.
- 以前的研究还没有完全阐明这群人群中QOL下降的潜在决定因素.
研究的目的:
- 为了前性地识别和量化导致护理依赖患者家庭护理人员生活质量 (QoL) 降低的决定因素.
- 区分保护性和风险因素,影响护理人员随着时间的推移.
主要方法:
- 在巴西,对135名家庭护理人员进行了一项纵向研究.
- 数据是在基线 (2016-2017) 和后续 (2021-2022) 收集的.
- 调查问卷评估了社会人口统计学,健康和生活方式因素;患者依赖 (巴特尔指数);和护理人员QOL (WHOQOL-bref).
主要成果:
- 超过三分之一的护理人员 (34.8%) 报告说,他们的一般生活质量指数下降.
- 确定了八个决定因素:保护因素包括宗教信仰,体力活动,共同责任和充足的睡眠.
- 风险因素包括患者住院,患者依赖度增加,护理人员年龄较大,护理时间较长.
结论:
- 许多影响护理人员生活质量的已识别的因素是可修改的,这凸显了干预的潜力.
- 需要公共政策来支持家庭护理人员.
- 医疗保健专业人员可以促进保护因素和减轻风险因素,以改善护理人员的质量.
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