Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Infectious Diseases Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Nurs Open. 2023 Dec;10(12):7603-7610. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1999. Epub 2023 Sep 24.
To explore predictors of care burden among the caregivers of patients with COVID-19.
The findings of this cross-sectional study were presented in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology statement.
The samples included 172 caregivers in Imam Reza and Farabi Hospitals, located in Kermanshah, Iran, who were enrolled in the study using convenience sampling. A demographic information form and the Caregiver Burden Inventory were administered. The data were collected between 13 May 202 and 20 August 2021.
Of the caregivers, 62.8% (n = 108) were male and 71.5% (n = 123) were over 40 years old. Furthermore, 66.3% (n = 114) of caregivers had severe and very severe care burden, with a mean care burden of 78.9 ± 20.4 out of 120. A statistically significant difference was found between care burden and the variables of monthly income, health status, number of patients under care and residence status (p < 0.05).
The caregivers experienced a high care burden, which can have harmful effects on them. Therefore, it is necessary to provide them with various forms of economic, psychological and social support.
探讨 COVID-19 患者照顾者的照护负担的预测因素。
本横断面研究的结果按照《加强观察性研究的报告流行病学声明》中的指南呈现。
该样本包括来自伊朗克尔曼沙阿的伊玛目礼萨和法里巴医院的 172 名照顾者，采用便利抽样法纳入研究。使用人口统计学信息表和照顾者负担量表对他们进行评估。数据收集于 2020 年 5 月 13 日至 2021 年 8 月 20 日期间进行。
在这些照顾者中，62.8%（n=108）为男性，71.5%（n=123）年龄超过 40 岁。此外，66.3%（n=114）的照顾者存在严重和非常严重的照护负担，其 120 分制的照护负担平均为 78.9±20.4 分。照护负担与月收入、健康状况、照顾患者人数和居住状况等变量之间存在统计学显著差异（p<0.05）。
照顾者经历了较高的照护负担，这可能对他们造成有害影响。因此，有必要为他们提供各种形式的经济、心理和社会支持。
