IJCRR - 7(11), June, 2015
Pages: 39-43
Understanding the burden of caring people for patients with a stroke in the subacute and chronic phase in
Nepal
Author: Inosha Bimali
Category: Healthcare
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Abstract:
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of caregiving burden among stroke caregivers in the subacute and chronic phase of stroke in Nepal. Methods: Fifty caregivers of subacute and chronic stroke were included in the study. Participants were asked to complete a caregiver strain index form. Results: Stata /MP 13.0 data analysis and statistical software was used to analyze the data. One sample t-test, two sample ttest and Pearson correlation test were used for the analysis. Level of significance <0.05 was considered statistically significant with 95% CI. Among the total participants (caregivers) 16% were male and 84% were female. Out of them 72 % were spouse and 28% were daughter-in-law. The mean Caregivers Strain Index score for female caregivers was marginally greater than that for male caregivers. Caregiver burden was found to be significantly high among both subacute (p= 0.0000) and chronic (p= 0.0000) stroke caregivers.
Conclusion: Female caregivers were more than male caregivers with overall Caregiver burden found to be significantly high among subacute and chronic stroke caregivers
Keywords: Subacute stroke, Chronic stroke, Caregivers, Caregiver strain index
Citation:
Inosha Bimali. Understanding the burden of caring people for patients with a stroke in the subacute and chronic phase in
Nepal International Journal of Current Research and Review. 7(11), June, 39-43
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