Dyadic relationship and its influencing factors among primary caregivers with dementia patients
Objective To understand the level of dyadic relationship of primary caregivers with dementia patients and analyze its influencing factors,in order to provide theoretical basis for developing the dyadic intervention measures in the future.Methods Totally 205 caregivers were treated between January 2023 and October 2023 in Henan Provincial People's Hospi-tal,and were interviewed using a general information questionnaire,a mutuality scale,a Zarit burden interview,and a posi-tive aspects of caregiver assessment by cross-sectional survey research.Results A total of 205 valid questionnaires were collected.The total score of dyadic relationship in primary caregivers with dementia patients was(2.82±0.31).Multiple lin-ear regression analysis showed that caregiver's daily caregiving time,caregiver burden and caregiver's positive feelings were the influencing factors of dyadic relationship(P＜0.05),accounting for 64.1％ of the variance.Conclusion The dyadic rela-tionship of primary caregivers with dementia patients is at a moderate level and is affected by many factors.Medical staff should strengthen intervention according to the influencing factors of the binary relationship,pay attention to exploring the positive experience of caregivers,reduce the burden of care,and improve the level of the dyadic relationship of caregivers.
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