家庭成员对长期护理机构居民在住院期间表现出的压力和应对行为
1Department of Nursing, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua 50008, Taiwan.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 25, 2024
概括
从长期护理机构照顾住院老人的家庭成员经历了适度的压力,特别是生理上的压力. 面向问题的应对是常见的,受收入和工作状况等因素的影响.
科学领域:
- 老年学和医疗保健管理
- 家庭护理人员支持系统
- 公共卫生与老龄化问题
背景情况:
- 随着老年人口的增加,长期护理机构的数量必须增加.
- 当住院的老人从护理机构回来时,家庭面临着巨大的压力.
- 了解护理人员的压力和应对对于有效的支持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估住院长期护理居民的家庭成员的压力水平和应对行为.
- 确定影响和预测护理人员压力和应对策略的因素.
- 为这些家庭提供有针对性的支持服务的发展提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在台湾中部,对住院长期护理居民的162名家庭成员进行了定量,横截面调查.
- 通过人口统计,压力感知和应对行为调查问卷收集的数据.
- 使用SPSS 22.0进行描述和推断统计的统计分析.
主要成果:
- 家庭成员报告总体压力中等 (平均得分57.03),生理压力最高.
- 面向问题的应对预测因素包括家庭收入,工作状态和与居民的关系 (59.6%的差异).
- 情绪导向应对的预测因素包括生活方面,性别,婚姻状况和住院频率 (19.0%的差异).
结论:
- 家庭成员经历了相当大的压力,特别是身体上的压力,年轻的护理人员 (<39岁) 和没有轮换支持的护理人员报告了更高的压力.
- 面向问题的应对是主要护理人员的主要策略.
- 调查结果支持临床和长期护理机构的护理人员需要量身定制的服务.
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