Toward a model of quality of life for family caregivers of stroke survivors

被引:56
作者
White, CL
Lauzon, S
Yaffe, MJ
Wood-Dauphinee, S
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada
[2] Univ Ottawa, Sch Nursing, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[3] McGill Univ, Dept Family Med, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada
[4] McGill Univ, Sch Phys & Occupat Therapy, Montreal, PQ, Canada
关键词
caregivers; cerebrovascular accident; quality of life; theoretical models;
D O I
10.1023/B:QURE.0000021312.37592.4f
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号
摘要
The important role of family caregivers in maintaining their disabled and elderly members in the community is becoming increasingly recognized. Caregiver research, for the most part, has explored burden and emotional distress as outcomes of the caregiving experience. Although there is a growing consensus among health-care researchers concerning the importance of quality of life (QoL) as an outcome, there is little research examining QoL of family caregivers. The purpose of this paper, therefore, was to construct a conceptual framework from which to study the QoL of family caregivers of stroke survivors. Findings from a review of studies addressing the QoL of these caregivers guided the development of the model. The components of the model include the caregiving situation, characteristics of the caregiver, and environmental factors, and their proposed relationships with QoL. This model provides a framework for investigating how the caregiving experience impacts on the caregiver's QoL.
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页码:625 / 638
页数:14
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