KMID : 0869520060120010033
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research 2006 Volume.12 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.42
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Comparison in Quality of Life, Relationship with Patients and Family Support, between Caregiver of Patients with Cerebro-Vascular Accident(CVA) in Western and Oriental Medicine
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Kim Mi-Sook
Han Sang-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was a descriptive study to compare of quality of life, relationship with CVA patients, and family support between caregiver of patient with CVA in western and oriental medicine.
Method: Total 270 caregivers for CVA patients were selected from western medicine department (114) and oriental medicine department (156) at K hospital in Seoul. The instrument tools utilized in this study were quality of life, Family support, Caregiver¡¯s relationship with patients, daily activity. Collected data were analyzed by -test, t-test using SPSS Windows 12.0 Program.
Result: The result are as follows: 1) There was no significant difference in quality of life between caregivers of patients with CVA in western and oriental medicine(t=.26, p=.792). 2) There was significant difference in relationship with patients(t=2.64, p=.009) and family support(t=2.12, p=.035) before onset of disease between caregivers of patients with CVA in western and oriental medicine.
Conclusion: As a result, caregivers of oriental medicine with CVA patients showed closer relationship with patients before the onset of disease and higher family support compare to caregivers of western medicine with CVA patients.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of Life, Relationship with Patients, Family Support
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