Background: Family caregivers of older adults living with dementia are known to experience higher burden levels. Methods: This empirical study conducted a sub-group analysis of burden levels of 97 family caregivers by the dementia severity of care recipients. Family caregivers were assessed before and after the 9-week Stress-Busting Program for Family CaregiversTM (SBP). Results: Family caregivers of older adults living with severe dementia had the highest baseline Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) score of 27.7 which decreased to 25.0 ( p < .05); family caregivers of those living with moderate dementia had a baseline ZBI score of 24.3 which decreased to 20.4 ( p < .01); and family caregivers of those living with mild dementia had the lowest baseline ZBI score of 21.0, which decreased to 18.0 ( p < .01). Conclusion: The SBP intervention was associated with a 15% reduction in burden scores for family caregivers of older adults living with dementia.

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梅森护理人员致力于提高韧性、赋权和支持研究：评估干预后家庭护理人员的负担

背景：众所周知，患有痴呆症的老年人的家庭照顾者承受着更高的负担。方法：这项实证研究根据被照顾者的痴呆严重程度对 97 名家庭照顾者的负担水平进行了亚组分析。在为期 9 周的家庭照顾者减压计划之前和之后对家庭照顾者进行了评估TM值（收缩压）。结果：患有严重痴呆症的老年人的家庭照顾者的基线 Zarit Burden 访谈 (ZBI) 得分最高为 27.7，下降至 25.0 (p < .05)；中度痴呆症患者的家庭照顾者的基线 ZBI 评分为 24.3，下降至 20.4 (p < .01)；轻度痴呆症患者的家庭照顾者的基线 ZBI 得分最低为 21.0，降至 18.0 (p < .01)。结论：SBP 干预与痴呆症老年人的家庭照顾者的负担评分降低 15% 相关。