Investigation of the Positive Caregiving Experiences of Family Members Caring for Individuals with Dementia

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 171 - 183, 31.12.2024

Gizem Nur Kütahyalı , Seher Gönen Şentürk

https://doi.org/10.47141/geriatrik.1501264

Abstract

Aim: It is an examination of the positive caregiving experiences of family members who care for individuals with dementia.
Materials and Methods: Data of the descriptive cross-sectional study were conducted in 7 different inpatient services and home health services units of Gebze Fatih State Hospital between March 2022 and January 2023. The sample consisted of 167 individuals with dementia and family caregivers. The data were collected by face-to-face interview method, Socio-demographic Form for Care-receiver and Caregiver, Revised Standardized Mini-Mental Test, Neuropsychiatric Inventory, Katz Activities of Daily Living Scale, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale, Scale for Positive Aspects of Caregiving Experience (SPACE). In the analysis of the data; number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation test, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc (Tukey, LSD) tests were used.
Results: The caregivers’ total mean score on SPACE is 118.48±17.10. A significant relationship was determined between personal gain, self-esteem and the social aspect of care and the average age of the caregiver, and between self-esteem and the social aspect of care and the year of education (p<0.05). It was determined that caregivers who received support in care, who cared for individuals with advanced stage dementia with fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms, who were not actively working, who were younger, and whose income level was low had more positive care experiences than other groups.
Conclusion: Caregivers had a sufficiently positive caregiving experience during the care process. It may be recommended to identify, reinforce, develop and integrate positive care experiences into nursing care during a challenging process such as caregiving.

Keywords

Dementia, Caregiver, Positive Caregiving Experiences, Nursing

Demanslı Bireylere Bakım Veren Aile Üyelerinin Olumlu Bakım Verme Deneyimlerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Demanslı bireylere bakım veren aile üyelerinin olumlu bakım verme deneyimlerinin incelenmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel türdeki araştırmanın verileri Mart 2022 - Ocak 2023 tarihleri arasında Gebze Fatih Devlet Hastanesi’nin 7 farklı yatan hasta servisi ve evde sağlık hizmetleri birimde yürütülmüştür. Örneklemi 167 demanslı birey ve bakım veren aile üyesi oluşturmuştur. Veriler yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle, Bakım Alan ve Bakım Veren Bireyler için Sosyodemografik Form, Düzeltilmiş Standardize Mini Mental Test, Nöropsikiyatrik Envanter, Katz Günlük Yaşam Aktiviteleri Ölçeği, Enstrümental Günlük Yaşam Aktiviteleri Ölçeği, Bakım Verme Deneyiminin Olumlu Yönleri Ölçeği (BVDOYÖ) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, pearson korelasyon testi, t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve post hoc (Tukey, LSD) testleri kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Bakım verenlerin BVDOYÖ toplam puan ortalaması 118,48±17,10’dur. BVDOYÖ alt boyutlarından kişisel kazanç, benlik saygısı ve bakımın sosyal yönü ile bakım veren yaş ortalaması arasında, benlik saygısı ve bakımın sosyal yönü ile eğitim yılı arasında anlamlı ilişki belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Bakımda destek alan, nöropiskiyatrik semptomları daha az olan ileri evre demanslı bireylere bakım veren, aktif çalışmayan, daha genç olan, gelir düzeyi düşük olan bakım verenlerin diğer gruplara göre daha fazla olumlu bakım deneyimi yaşadığı belirlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Bakım verenlerin bakım sürecinde yeterli düzeyde olumlu bakım verme deneyimi yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir. Bakım vermek gibi zorlu bir süreçte olumlu bakım deneyimlerinin tespit edilmesi, pekiştirilmesi, geliştirilmesi ve hemşirelik bakımına entegre edilmesi önerilebilir.

Keywords

Demans, Bakım Veren, Olumlu Bakım Verme Deneyimi, Hemşirelik

Thanks

Çalışmamıza katılan demanslı bireylere ve bakım veren aile üyelerine teşekkür ederiz.

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