An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Liu Guilin; Lin Qingran; Huang Ruiying; Zhai Cuiqiu; Li Yunjia

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An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

Liu Guilin, Lin Qingran, Huang Ruiying, Zhai Cuiqiu, Li Yunjia

Published in International Journal of Psychological and Brain Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Received: 21 March 2019 Accepted: 25 April 2019 Published: 23 May 2019

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Abstract

Objective To investigate the current status of the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of primary home caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). To propose targeted intervention measures to improve home caregivers’ ability of caring, by analyzing influencing factors. Methods 76 family caregivers of patients diagnosed as AD in a third-class hospital in Guangzhou were selected for this survey of convenient sampling. These patients were followed up at home after discharge from the hospital, and their main family caregivers were investigated by knowledge, attitude, practice questionnaire. Results The total scores of knowledge, attitude and practice of the home caregivers of AD patients respectively were (53.16±8.78), (33.53±4.69), (56.34±13.39). There were statistically significant differences between the self-care ability of patients, the occurrence of AD symptoms and the knowledge score of caregivers (P < 0.05). The age of the caregiver was negatively correlated with attitude. The younger caregiver obtained the higher attitude score. And more knowledge about the patient's condition resulted in higher practice score and care ability. Conclusions The scores of home caregivers of patients with AD remain low in knowledge, attitude and practice, so it is necessary to strengthen the health education and care guidance for these caregivers. In this way, the caregivers can obtain more social support to improve their ability to care for patients.

Published in	International Journal of Psychological and Brain Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijpbs.20190401.11
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Alzheimer’s Disease, Family Caregiver, Home Care, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice

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Liu Guilin, Lin Qingran, Huang Ruiying, Zhai Cuiqiu, Li Yunjia. An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Psychol Brain Sci. 2019;4(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijpbs.20190401.11

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Liu Guilin

Department of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Lin Qingran

Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Huang Ruiying

Department of Long-Term Care Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Zhai Cuiqiu

Department of Long-Term Care Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Li Yunjia

Department of Nursing, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

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Liu Guilin; Lin Qingran; Huang Ruiying; Zhai Cuiqiu; Li Yunjia. An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Int. J. Psychol. Brain Sci. 2019, 4(1), 1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijpbs.20190401.11

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Liu Guilin, Lin Qingran, Huang Ruiying, Zhai Cuiqiu, Li Yunjia. An Investigation of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Psychol Brain Sci. 2019;4(1):1-6. doi: 10.11648/j.ijpbs.20190401.11

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