探討外籍看護對失能老人照顧知識、態度與行為之相關因素

The quality of elderly care services provided by foreign caregivers was related to the health outcomes of the elderly. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between caregiving knowledge, attitudes and technical skills of foreign caregivers for disabled elders. There were 120 foreign caregivers in a regional hospital in northern Taiwan as the research populations. They agreed and signed the informed consent. The questionnaires included the nursing care knowledge, attitudes and behavior (technical skills) of foreign caregivers, and were analyzed by SPSS26 software package for descriptive statistics, Pearson product-related test, independent t test, and regression analysis. The results showed (1) there was a positive correlation between care knowledge, attitudes and technical skills of foreign caregivers, care knowledge and attitudes (r = .17, p ＞ .05), care attitudes and behavior (technical skills) (r = .47, p ＜ .01), and care knowledge and behavior (technical skills) (r = .37, p ＜ .01), and (2) factors, such as the educational level of foreign care, the age of care, the experience of care, and the ability to communicate in Mandarin affected differently in care knowledge, attitudes and technical skills. Foreign caregivers who had higher levels of education, more than one year of care experience, and better ability of Chinese language communication had better ability in care knowledge. Foreign caregivers who were younger Indonesian had a more positive care attitude. Indonesian caregivers who had elasticity religious beliefs, the higher education level and the good communication skills of Mandarin had better care technical skills. This study can serve a basis in nursing practice for future reference and further research on foreign caregivers' education training programs to improve the health outcomes of the elderly.