医学生团体照护服务对养老机构失能老年人幸福度的影响

Effect of group care service provided by medical students on well-being of the disabled elderly in nursing homes

目的探讨医学生团体照护服务对养老机构失能老年人幸福度的干预效果。方法随机选取2所公立养老机构的失能老年人,并以抛硬币法将2所养老机构随机设为干预组(126人)和对照组(113人)。对照组按养老机构常规照护模式服务,干预组在养老院常规照护服务的基础上实施在校医学生团体照护服务,每周1次,每次4 h,连续12周。结果干预后干预组正性情感、一般正性体验维度得分及幸福度总分显著高于对照组,负性情感、一般负性体验维度得分显著低于对照组(均P <0. 01)。结论由在校医学生对养老机构失能老年人实施团体照护服务,能有效改善养老机构失能老年人的生理和心理健康,从而提高失能老年人的幸福度。

Objective To investigate the intervention effect of group care service provided by medical students on well-being of the disabled elderly in nursing homes. Methods Elderly disabled persons in two public elder care institutions were selected, and randomly divided into an intervention group ( n =126) and a control group ( n =113) by coin flipping method.The control group was subjected to routine care services, while the intervention group received group care service provided by medical students on the basis of the routine care services in nursing home, once a week, 4 hours each time, for 12 consecutive weeks. Results After intervention, the scores of positive emotion, general positive experience dimension and total well-being score in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group, while the scores of negative emotion and general negative experience dimension in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P <0.01 for all). Conclusion The implementation of group care service provided by medical students for the disabled elderly in nursing homes, can effectively improve physical and mental health of the disabled elderly, and boost their well-being.