Influencing factors of stress emotion in caregivers of senile dementia inpatients

Abstract

Objective To explore the influencing of factors of stress emotion in caregivers of senile dementia inpatients and the effect of nursing intervention. Methods From January, 2014 to August, 2016, 80 senile dementia patients and 80 their caregivers were selected from our hospital. The caregivers were investigated with Zarit Nursing Burden scale; and the influencing factors of their stress emotion were analyzed. Then, the caregivers received nursing intervention. Before and after the intervention, the caregivers’ psychological status was evaluated with SCL-90. Results The 80 caregivers’ stress emotion score was 48-68, with an average of (58.2±3.4). The influencing factors included care way, caregivers’ occupations, caregivers’ education levels, caregivers’ health status, family income, social support, etc. The Logistic analysis showed that the independent risk factors of the caregivers were caring by themselves, having no job, family income less than 3 000 yuan per month, and no social support. The scores of somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, compulsion, depression, hostility, anxiety, terror, paranoia, psychosis, etc. were lower after than before the intervention in the caregivers (all P<0.05). Conclusions Caregivers of senile dementia inpatients have pressure, especially economic pressure. And the caregivers without social support have more pressure. Nursing intervention can reduce the caregivers’ psychological burden and is good for their psychological and body health. Key words: Senile dementia; Caregivers; Stress emotion; Influencing factors; Nursing intervention