Family empowerment and associated factors in Japanese families raising a child with severe motor and intellectual disabilities

ConclusionHealthcare professionals should carefully assess the state of family empowerment of the primary caregivers who are younger and those who have low education, low household income, high childcare burden, and fragile bonding with the family. Second, they should encourage such families to use regional support resources for childcare. That is, policy makers should consider ways to promote home visits and institutional services for the care of children with SMID, aiming especially for the provision of well-coordinated care and services.【摘要】目的抚养有严重运动和智力残疾(SMID)儿童的家庭承受着巨大的照顾负担。从为家庭提供综合支持的角度来看,家庭赋能是家庭护理的重要评价指标之一。本研究旨在确定与抚养SMID儿童的日本家庭赋能相关的因素。方法通过89所残疾儿童学校,对1659名SMID儿童的主要家庭照顾者进行问卷调查,使用家庭赋能量表(Family Empowerment Scale,FES)评估主要结果。通过多元线性回归分析揭示与家庭赋能相关的因素。结果1362名主要照顾者完成了此项调查。结果显示,主要照顾者的年龄较大、接受过高等教育、对地区支持的认可度高、儿童照顾负担较低、家庭访视服务利用率较高、儿童照顾机构的使用率高、家庭收入较高及更强的家庭关系是FES得分高的影响因素。结论卫生保健专业人员应仔细评估家庭照顾者受教育程...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - Category: Nursing Source Type: research