Factors influencing the employed caregiver burden for patients with dementia residing in nursing homes:A cross-sectional study from China
养老机构老年失智患者照护者负担的现状及影响因素分析作者机构：Department of NursingZhejiang HospitalHangzhouZhejiangChina General WardHangzhou Seventh People’HospitalHangzhouZhejiangChina Department of EmergencyZhejiang HospitalHangzhouZhejiangChina School of NursingZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityHangzhouZhejiangChina Department of Cadre Health CareZhejiang HospitalHangzhouZhejiangChina
出 版 物：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2024年第11卷第4期
页 面：457-464页
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基 金：supported by the Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province(LGF22H250002) the Health Commission of Zhejiang Province(2024KY002 to L.C.,2024KY617 to L.W.,2022KY004 to J.B.) The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the funders
主 题：Caregiver burden Caring ability Dementia Employed caregivers Nursing homes
摘 要：Objective:The institutionalization of care for patients with dementia is becoming a *** the burden on employed caregivers and exploring associated factors are of great importance in ***,this study aimed to examine the relationship between basic attributes,caring ability,and caregiver burden in employed caregivers practicing in nursing ***:This cross-sectional study included 541 employed caregivers in 11 four-star nursing homes in Zhejiang Province from April to December *** burden was assessed using the Zarit Burden Interview(ZBI).Demographic characteristics of participants,characteristics of the older patients with dementia,caring characteristics,training in dementia care,and caring abilities were collected for analysis of influencing factors.A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to explore the factors influencing the burden on employed caregivers in nursing ***:The ZBI score of employed caregivers in nursing homes was 40.42±10.18,representing a moderate caregiver *** such as age(U=27.82,P0.001),residence(U=7.89,P0.001),educational level(H=55.81,P0.001),self-care of older patients with dementia(H=85.21,P0.001),daily care hours(H=73.25,P0.001),number of older people with dementia cared for(H=14.56,P0.012)and training in dementia care(U=-9.43,P0.001)were significantly associated with caregiver *** ability was negatively associated with caregiver burden(r=-0.22,P0.01).Furthermore,after controlling for demographic characteristics,the characteristics of older people with dementia,caring characteristics,training in dementia care,and caring ability explained 8.5%,5.8%,and 4.8%of the caregiver burden,***:The burden of employed caregivers on patients with dementia in nursing homes can be attributed to various *** recommend tailored interventions,such as dementia care training and reviewing the number and duration of hours worked to reduce th
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