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Depression and caregiver burden experienced by caregivers of Jordanian patients with stroke.
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Apr2012, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p147-154, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Kamel AA, Bond AE, Sivarajan Froelicher E. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2012; 18: 147-154 Depression and caregiver burden experienced by caregivers of Jordanian patients with stroke Many stroke survivors will be cared for at home, primarily by their relatives. Providing care to a family member with a chronic disabling disease can be both emotionally and physically distressing for the caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between patients' characteristics, duration of caregiving, daily caregiving time, caregiver's characteristics, caregiver depression and burden in caregivers of patients with stroke. A cross-sectional design was used with a convenience sample of 116 subjects. The Center of Epidemiologic Studies of Depression and the Caregiver Strain Index were used to identify caregiver depression and burden, respectively. Logistic regression analysis identified the influence of independent variables on caregiver depression and caregiver burden. Caregivers had high scores for depression and burden indices. Caregivers' health, receiving professional home health care and caregivers' burden were related to caregiver depression. Functional disabilities of patients with stroke and depression of caregivers were related to caregiver burden. To decrease caregiver depression and burden, nurses must provide caregivers with instructions for home management of patients with stroke. Development of specialized stroke home health services in Jordan that targets patients with stroke and their caregivers are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers
CONFIDENCE intervals
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HEALTH status indicators
INTERVIEWING
LIFE skills
RESEARCH methodology
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALES (Weighing instruments)
STATISTICS
STROKE
TIME
SAMPLE size (Statistics)
DATA analysis
ACTIVITIES of daily living
MULTIPLE regression analysis
BURDEN of care
CROSS-sectional method
FAMILY attitudes
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13227114
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 73552616
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02011.x