老年人护理人员面临的挑战:来自印度的横截面调查
Ruchi Saini1, Vanshika Mittal1, Amandeep Chaudhary1
1National Institute of Nursing Education, Chandigarh, India.
概括
老年人的依赖性显著影响照顾者的负担. 增加老年人的独立性与减少护理人员压力相关,强调需要护理人员支持系统.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 人口老龄化需要增加对老年人的支持.
- 与年龄相关的健康问题往往导致老年人依赖.
- 照顾者经常面临重大负担.
研究的目的:
- 评估老年人的依赖程度.
- 评估护理人员面临的挑战和负担.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及1265名老年人和1000名来自城市地区的护理人员的横截面研究.
- 使用劳顿日常生活规模的独立活动来评估老年人依赖程度.
- 用Zarit护理人员负担量表来衡量护理人员负担.
主要成果:
- 超过一半的老年人是60-70岁,其中54%是女性,60%患有一次性疾病.
- 照顾者主要是女性 (60%),年龄在31-40岁之间 (46%),44%是失业者.
- 大约51.4%的老年人是独立的,48.1%是部分依赖的,0.5%是完全依赖的.
- 在老年人的独立性和护理人员负担之间发现了显著的负相关性 (r = -0.454,P < 0.01).
结论:
- 照顾者负担与老年人的依赖程度直接相关.
- 调查结果强调了为护理人员提供有针对性的支持干预措施的迫切需要.
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