The relationship between caregiver burden and anger level of informal caregivers of patients in palliative care centre.

BACKGROUND

Palliative care is a comprehensive service that includes not only the patient but also the caregivers.

AIMS

This research was carried out to determine the relationship and factors affecting the burden and anger level of informal caregivers of patients.

METHODS

This descriptive study was conducted with caregivers (n=206) of patients hospitalised in two Palliative Care Centers in Ordu, Türkiye.

FINDINGS

In the research, it was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between the burden of caregivers and the trait anger level, anger-in, anger-out sub-dimension scores of The Trait Anger and Anger Expression Scale, but a negative relationship was found between the burden of caregivers and anger control sub-dimension scores of The Trait Anger and Anger Expression Scale.

CONCLUSIONS

The burden of a caregiving process has a positive impact on the trait anger level, anger-in, anger-out but has a negative impact on anger control. Nurses should monitor a caregiver's level of anger and burden and develop programmes required to decrease the caregiver's anger level and burden.