关键词: 中青年脑卒中, 家庭照顾者, 获益感, 潜在剖面分析

Abstract: Objective: To explore potential categories of characteristics of family caregivers′ perceived benefit for young and middle-aged stroke patients, and to analyze differences in caregiver characteristics across categories and the factors that influence them. Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to select family caregivers of young and middle-aged stroke patients hospitalized at a grade Ⅲ and first-class neurological hospital in Tianjin from October 2023 to April 2024. The Stroke Caregiver Benefit Scale(CBS) was used for data collection. The potential categories of family caregivers were analyzed, and unordered multinomial logistic regression was used to analyze the relevant influencing factors. Results: The perceived benefit characteristics of family caregivers were categorized into 3 categories, including the "Low benefit-Lack of personal and family growth" (39.4%), "Moderate benefit-High self-transcendence" (32.9%), and "High benefit-Moderate self-transcendence" (27.7%). The results of unordered multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that coping style, social support levels, presence of a co-caregiver, caregiver burden levels, frequency of stroke events, and employment status were the factors influencing the perception of benefit for family caregivers of young and middle aged stroke patients. Conclusion: There are obvious categorical characteristics of family caregivers in young and middle aged stroke patients. It is recommended that medical staff take targeted interventions according to different types of perceived benefit characteristics to enhance the caregivers′ sense of benefit.

Key words: Young and middle-aged stroke patients, Family caregivers, Perceived benefits, Latent profile analysis