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KMID : 0895920040060010007
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Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
2004 Volume.6 No. 1 p.7 ~ p.18
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Factors Influencing Burden in Primary Caregivers of Elderly Stroke Patients in Oriental Medicine Hospitals
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Yu Su-Jeong
Kim Shin-Mi
Lee Yun-Jung
Park Yeon-Hwan
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing burden in primary caregivers caring for an elderly person who has had a stroke.
Method : A convenience sample of 124 primary caregivers of elderly people with a stroke admitted to an oriental medicine hospital participated in this study.
Interviews were done with a standardized questionnaire including Caregiver Burden Scale (Chang, 1995).
Result: Average burden score was 93.19, indicating a moderate to severe level of burden. Time-dependent burden had the highest score of the sub-domains. For general characteristics, the factors significantly influencing caregiver burden were gender and age of the elderly person, age and educational level of the caregiver, whether living together or not, and the presence of another caregiver.
Multiple regression analyses demonstrated that level of ADL of the elderly person, relationship between the elderly person and the caregiver prior to the stroke, caregivers´ relation to the elderly person and primary income were significant factors in explaining variance in overall burden.
Conclusion : Recognition of high levels of caregiver burden and factors influencing burden will allow us to develop different nursing strategies to decrease caregiver burden in those caring for an elderly person with a stroke.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly stroke Burden Primary caregivers
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