Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of establishing family sickbeds on the quality of life of the disabled elderly and their family caregiver .Methods The disabled elderly ( n=244 ) and their main family caregivers ( n=309 ) from Yudong New District in Datong City were chosen , and received the family sickbeds nursing intervention .The quality of life of the disabled elderly and their family main caregiver was compared using the GQOLI-74, before and after the intervention .Results The total score of the quality of life of the disabled elderly after the intervention was (60.21 ±10.89), which was significantly higher than before (46.49 ±12.81) (t=29.51,P〈0.01).The total score of the quality of life of the main family caregiver after the intervention was (64.41 ±10.29), which was significantly higher than (51.79 ±9.83) before the intervention (t =30.14,P 〈0.01).Conclusions To establish family sickbeds can effectively improve the quality of life of the disabled elderly and their main family caregiver in the community . Key words: Family sickbeds; Disabled elderly; Main family caregiver; Quality of life

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