Are there Gender, Racial, or Relationship Differences in Caregiver Task Difficulty, Depressive Symptoms, and Life Changes among Stroke Family Caregivers?
Abstract
- Objective
基於性別、種族和與中風者的關係類型,探討照護者對護理任務困難、憂鬱症狀和生活變化的看法。
- Methods
在中風倖存者出院回家後8週,使用電話採訪243例中風照護者(女性n=191;男性n=52;非裔美國人n=184;非裔美國人n=59;非配偶n=127;配偶n=116)。Measures included the Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale (OCBS) for task difficulty, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for depressive symptoms, and Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS) for life changes. Three general linear models computed differences in OCBS, PHQ9, and OCBS scores.
- Results
Significant differences were found on the OCBS for females (p<0.001) and African American spouses (p<0.048); on the PHQ9 for females (p<0.001), non-African Americans (p=0.047), spouses (p =0.003), and African-American spouses (p =0.010); and on the BCOS for females (p =0.008), and non-African Americans (p=0.033).
- Conclusions
調查結果表明,女性和非非裔美國人的中風照護者相對來說,更有可能經歷護理任務的困難、憂鬱症狀和負面生活變化。
- Keywords
Stroke; Caregiver; Demographics; Burden; Depressive Symptoms; Life Changes