Empowerment and self-efficacy of main caregiver for Chinese and Japanese disabled elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2015.26.004
- VernacularTitle:中日两国失能老人主要照顾者赋权能力及自我效能的调查
- Author:
Xiaoyu WU
1
;
Xiuying HU
;
Hui HU
;
Yamei DUAN
;
Hong ZHAO
;
Kiyomi INOUE
;
Hirofumi TAKAGI
Author Information
1. 673-8588 日本兵库县立大学社区护理研究所
- Keywords:
China;
Japan;
Disabled elderly;
Main caregiver;
Empowerment;
Self-efficacy;
Activities of daily living
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;(26):3114-3118
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the level of Chinese and Japanese main caregivers′ empowerment and self-efficacy, and to explore the relationship between empowerment, self-efficacy and activities of daily living ( ADL) among disabled elderly. Methods A total of 200 disabled elderly who were over 65 years old and their caregivers from 10 medical institutes in Japan and 3 in China completed main caregivers′ empowerment measurement (MCEM), self-efficacy scale (SES), and ADL scale. Results Average age of Chinese elderly was 11 years old younger than Japanese [(71. 9 ± 6. 7) years vs (83. 2 ± 7. 9) years], and the level of ADL in Chinese elderly was higher than Japanese. MCEM and SES score of Chinese and Japanese caregivers were above average. There were positive relationships between ADL of elderly and caregiver′s MCEM score and SE score ( r=0. 29,0. 25;P <0. 01). Caregivers with higher MCEM score, the elderly they took care had higher level of ADL. Conclusions The level of empowerment and self-efficacy for Japanese and Chinese caregivers are above average, and have positive correlation with the patients′ ADL level, so as to provide a inspiration of targeted nursing intervention for main caregivers.
