痴呆照顾者心理负担的评估和干预方法

随着人口的老龄化,痴呆成为困扰现代人生活的社会问题.西方对痴呆照顾者的研究表明,不仅患者病情越重,照顾者的负担越重,而且不同疾病导致的痴呆、照顾者与患者关系不同、不同的文化背景,结果也有不同.对患者、照顾者从多方面进行评估,并有针对性地开展健康教育和其他辅助性服务,可以改善照顾者的身心状况,减轻疾病负担.

Assessment and intervention on mental burden of the caregivers of dementia patients

Along with the aging of population, dementia became a social problem disturbing our life. Western researches focused on caregivers found that, the more severe the dementiais, the more burdens on caregivers. Furthermore, considening the different relationship to the patient, different culture background and different types of dementia, there are different problems in care. Based on comprehensive assessments on the demented and the caregiver, specific health education and other assistant services may improve both the mental and physical health of the caregivers, and reduce the disease burden due to dementia.