Demans Hastalarına Bakım Verenlerin Öz Yeterliliği, Yaşam Kalitesi ve Bakım Yükü

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 106 - 117, 25.08.2022

Arzu Uslu , Ülkü Polat

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, Alzheimer tipi demans hastalarına bakım veren bireylerin öz yeterlilik düzeyleri ile
yaşam kalitesi ve bakım yükü arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı çalışmanın örneklemini Alzheimer tipi demanslı hastalara bakım veren 145 birey
oluşturmuştur. Veriler “Hasta Bakım Veren Tanıtım Formu”, “Öz Yeterlilik Ölçeği”, “SF-36 Yaşam Kalitesi
Ölçeği”, “Bakıcı Yükü Ölçeği” ve “Barthel İndeksi” kullanılarak toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Bakım verenler 53.34±11 yaş ortalamasında %77.9'u kadın, %35.9'u üniversite mezunu, %74.5'i
evlidir. Çalışmada bakım verenlerin Öz Yeterlik Ölçeği ile Bakım Veren Yükü Ölçeği ve SF-36 Yaşam
Kalitesi Ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Çalışma
ayrıca bakım verenlerin Bakım Veren Yükü Ölçeği puan ortalamaları ile SF-36 Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği puan
ortalamaları arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir (p<0.05). Hastaların bağımlılık
düzeyi arttıkça bakım verenlerin bakım veren yükünün arttığı ve öz-yeterlik düzeylerinin azaldığı belirlendi
(p<0.05).
Sonuç ve Öneriler: Bu çalışma alzheimer tipi demanslı hastalara bakım verenlerde öz yeterlilik, yaşam
kalitesi ve bakım verme yükü arasında ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Alzheimer hastalarına bakım verenlerin öz-etkililiklerini ve yaşam kalitelerini artırmaya yönelik daha kapsamlı çalışmaların ve müdahalelerin yapılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Demans-Alzheimer Tipi, Bakım Veren, Bakım Yükü, Yaşama Kalitesi, Öz Yeterlilik.

Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life and Care Burden in Caregivers of Patients with Dementia

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy, quality of life, and care
burden in caregivers of patient with dementia.
Method: In a descriptive study, 145 individuals who cared for patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's
type were participated. The data were collected using “Patient Caregiver Presentation Form”, “Self-Efficacy Scale”, “SF-36 Quality of Life Scale”, “Caregiver Burden Scale”, and “Barthel Index”.
Results: The caregivers were 77.9% female, 35.9% university graduate, 74.5% married, with an average
age of 53.34±11 years. Our results found a significant negative correlation among the mean scores of the
self-efficacy and the care burden of the caregivers (p<0.05). Also, the study showed a significant negative correlation between the mean of the care burden and the quality of life of the caregivers (p<0.05). It was determined that as the dependence level of the patients increased, the caregiver burden of the caregivers increased and their self-efficacy levels decreased (p<0.05).
Conclusion and Suggestions: This study showed that there was a negative relationship between selfefficacy and quality of life and care burden in caregivers of patients with alzheimer type dementia. So, it is recommended to do more comprehensive studies and interventions to enhance self-efficacy and quality life of the caregivers of Alzheimer patients.

Keywords

Dementia-Alzheimer Type, Caregiver, Care Burden, Quality of Life, Self Efficacy.

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