背景:预计到2060年,美国患有ADRD的老年人数量将急剧增加。随着老年人越来越多地承担非正式的护理责任,以社区为基础的干预以维持护理人员的健康是痴呆症研究的重点。
目的:评估RWSI在老年ADRD照顾者中的可行性。RWSI由神经内脏整合模型提供信息,其中涉及安全信号的记忆培养了安全和幸福的感觉。
方法:与年龄较大的ADRD护理人员进行干预前/后的受试者内部设计,以评估可行性(可接受性,需求,保真度)和经验承诺(福祉)。
结果:RWSI的可行性,以保真度实现,得到了强烈的认可,当参与者参加每个干预会议时,之后报告说经历了温暖和安全的感觉,并提供了最高的可接受性评级。参与者的叙述提供了佐证。
结论:研究结果支持RWSI在老年ADRD护理人员中的可行性,为继续研究提供依据。
BACKGROUND: The number of older adults in the U.S. living with ADRD is projected to increase dramatically by 2060. As older adults increasingly assume informal caregiving responsibilities, community-based intervention to sustain caregiver well-being is a dementia research priority.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of the RWSI among older ADRD caregivers. The RWSI is informed by the Neurovisceral Integration Model, in which memories that engage safety signals cultivate feelings of safety and well-being.
METHODS: A within-subjects pre/post-intervention design with older ADRD caregivers to evaluate feasibility (acceptability, demand, fidelity) and empirical promise (well-being).
RESULTS: The feasibility of the RWSI, implemented with fidelity, was strongly endorsed, as participants attended each intervention session, after which reported experiencing feelings of warmth and safeness, and provided the highest possible acceptability ratings. Participant narratives provided corroboration.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the feasibility of the RWSI in older ADRD caregivers, providing the basis for continued research.