Analysis of palliative care needs and related factors of family caregivers of patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2024.04.010
- VernacularTitle:晚期阿尔茨海默病患者家庭照护者对缓和医疗需求及相关因素分析
- Author:
Fei CHEN
1
;
Ken CHEN
;
Guoxing CAO
;
Gang YUAN
Author Information
1. 重庆市精神卫生中心老年科,重庆 401121
- Keywords:
palliative care;
Alzheimer's disease;
family caregivers;
requirements;
influencing factor
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2024;53(4):528-531,536
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the needs and influencing factors of palliative care among primary car-egivers in families of patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods The main caregivers of 148 patients with advanced AD who were diagnosed at the Memory Clinic of this hospital from January 2021 to December 2022 were randomly selected as the research subjects.A self-designed questionnaire on palliative care needs was used for investigation and statistical analysis.Results The total score of the main caregivers for palliative medical needs was(91.88±15.19),with a score indicator of 66.57％.The highest score indicator was the demand for professional medical care guidance,and the lowest was the demand for social support.There were statistical differences in the scores of palliative medical care needs of caregivers with different a-ges,education level,relationship with patients,nursing experience,death of relatives and friends,annual family income,medical payment method and physical condition(P＜0.05).The results of linear regression analysis showed that education level,relationship with patients and nursing experience were the influencing factors of family caregivers'easing medical needs(P＜0.05).Conclusion The main caregivers of advanced AD patients have a high demand for palliative care,and there is an urgent need to strengthen palliative care services.
