Care ability among informal older caregivers of elderly chronic inpatients
Objective To observe the family care ability of elderly chronic inpatients with informal older caregivers,and to analyze its influencing factors,so as to provide a reference for developing targeted intervention to improve their family care ability.Methods A total of 181 family older caregivers of elderly chronic inpatients were surveyed by using the Chinese version of the Family Caregi-ving Competence Scale for the Elderly(FCCSE).Results The participants'total score of the FCCSE was(33.04±4.98).The re-sults of multiple linear regression analysis showed that,the caregivers'average monthly income,educational background,marital status,and self-perceived health status were the main influencing factors of family care ability in elderly chronic inpatients with in-formal older caregivers(all P<0.05),which explained 87.4%of the total variance.Conclusion Family care ability of elderly chro-nic inpatients with informal older caregivers is not optimistic.Government should pay attention to the common phenomenon of el-derly care under the aging society,improve corresponding policies and measures,so as to provide security for elderly care.
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