In
our work we focused on the issue of burden of lay caregivers, who care for
their relatives with dementia. The aim of the work was to map the degree of
nursing burden in families providing care for an ill relative suffering from
dementia. The survey was implement in the territory of Prešov region. The
survey sample consisted of 60 addressed respondents, who take care for
a family member with dementia. The non-standardized questionnaire focused
on basic identification data (age, sex, length of provided nursing care, and
family relation of the caregiver to the patient) was complete with Instrumental
Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and
Nursing Burden Test by Svanborg. It results from outcomes that burden of
caregiver statistically significantly correlates with ADL (p < .01), IADL (p
< .05), whereas, also statistically significant difference in burden of
caregiver regarding their sex (p < .01) was confirmed. Nursing burden occurs
most often in women than men. Statistical significance was not confirm in our
sample regarding age of caregiver, length of nursing care, and family relation
to the care receiver.
Subjects | Health Care Administration |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | September 8, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 2 Issue: 1 |
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