The psychological adaptation level and influencing factors of spouse caregivers for stroke patients in the transition period after discharge
CHEN Yan
SUO Lina
LIU Mengke
KUANG Youxin
SU Lili
ZHANG Zhifei
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the psychological adaptation level of spouse caregivers for stroke patients in the transition period after discharge,and to analyze its influencing factors.Methods:A total of 237 spouse caregivers of stroke patients were investigated before and after discharge by using the general situation questionnaire,Psychological Adjustment Scale(PAS),Chinese version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale(CD-RISC-25)and Mutuality Scale(MS).Results:The PAS scores of spouse caregivers of stroke patients in 1 day before discharge and 1 month,3 months and 6 months after discharge were 60(52,68),61(53,70),67(57,76)and 72(61,80)respectively.The results of generalized estimation equation showed that male spouse,spousal caregiving experience,high mutuality and high resilience were protective factors of PAS scores of spouse caregivers for stroke patients,and family financial burden was a risk factor for PAS scores of spouse caregivers for stroke patients.Conclusions:The psychological adaptation level of the spouse caregivers for stroke patients was increasing after discharge.The mutuality and resilience of spouse caregivers should be improved to improve their psychological adaptation.
Keywords：strokespouse caregiverspsychological adaptationmutualityresilienceinfluencing factors
Publication Date：2024-04-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 1351-1357 )