家屬支持團體介入對腦中風病人主要照顧者生活品質的影響

The Effectiveness of Family Support Group Intervention in the Quality of Life of Primary Caregivers of Stroke Patients

本研究目的為瞭解支持團體對腦中風病人主要照顧者生活品質之影響。係採類實驗控制前後測設計法，以七週的家屬支持團體為介入措施，以主要照顧者健康有關之生活品質問卷量表為研究工具。研究期間自民國93年10月至94年4月，採立意取樣法，研究對象係選自某醫學中心之腦中風病人之主要照顧者，實驗組與控制組各50人，共100人。前測及後測填寫結構性問卷以進行資料收集。研究結果發現，接受家屬支持團體組介入6個月後之生活品質顯著優於常規照顧組。根據研究結果，建議照顧者支持團體應推展為常規之醫療照護模式，透過團體的互動，提昇主要照顧者之生活品質。

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of support groups on a caregiver's qualityof life. A quasiexperimental pre-test control group design was used in this study. The researchinstrument used was a caregiver's questionnaire about health-related quality of life. From October2004 to April 2005, a total of 100 caregivers of stroke patients were assigned to experimental andcontrol groups of 50 persons each in a medical center. There were two rounds of data collection:pre-test and during six-month follow-up. The result of the study showed that the experimentalgroups and control groups made much more progress than former intervention in their quality oflife after six months. The quality of life was significantly improved in the experimental groups ascompared with those of the control groups after six months. The recommendation based on theresults of this study are that caregiver support groups should be promoted as a conventional modeof care, incorporated into groups, to enrich the caregiver's quality of life.