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Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
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(36): 573-576, 2018.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-697054
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the abuse tendency of disabled elderly caregivers and analyze its causes.Methods With the convenience sampling method,The main caregivers of 300 disabled elderly people were investigated by the general questionnaire, Activities Daily Living Scale (ADLs) and Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE) in Guangzhou. Results The degree of disability of the elderly was moderate to severe degree.The average score of the elderly caregiver′s propensity for abuse tendency was(3.3 ± 2.3).178 (59.4 %, 178/300) of the elderly caregivers have abuse tendency (the average score was more than 3). Conclusion Caregivers′ abuse tendency against the elderly is high. The situation of the elderly is not optimistic.