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KMID : 0358120020280020137
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
2002 Volume.28 No. 2 p.137 ~ p.148
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The Associated factors with caregiving burden of Stroke patient´s caregivers
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Kim Hwal-Ran
Ryu So-Yeon
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Abstract
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This study was performed to investigate the associated factors with care giving burden of stroke patient´s caregivers. A survey was conducted with 137 main caregivers of stroke patients in the K general hospital, and two hospitals of oriental medicine located in Gwangju from Aug. 10, to Sept- 30, 2001. A self-administrated questionnaire was used to survey the degree of abilities of daily living of stroke patients, the degree of family caregivers´ depression, the burden of family care giving and other characteristics of patients and family caregivers´. In order to find the association between the several variables and the burden of the family care giving, t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis were used The results of the study were as follows: 1. The sex distribution of caregivers was 32.8?,6 male, and 67.2% female. The age distribution was 21.2% in the thirties, 19.7% and 19.7% in the forties and fifties respectively, 19.0% in the twenties, and 14.6% in the sixties and over. The sex distribution of stroke patients was 67.9% male, and 32.1% female. 2. According to age, job, health condition, monthly incomes of each household, patients´ expected recovery degree at discharge, and types of hospitals, the burden of family care giving showed statistically significant difference. The result of correlation analysis showed the family care giving burden was significantly correlated with caregivers´ age, patients´ the degree of abilities of daily living and caregivers´ depression points. 3. The result of stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that caregivers´ age, depression, patients´ expected recovery degree at discharge and the degree of abilities of daily living were associated with the burden of family care giving. It is thought that the more active studies on variables affecting the burden of family care giving and the development of nursing arbitration programs, which will be capable of lessening the burden of family caregiving, will be needed hereafter.
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KEYWORD
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stroke, caregiving burden, depression, family caregiving
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