@article{article_1316786, title={Relationship Between Caregiver Burden and Compassion Levels and the Affecting Factors in Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study}, journal={Türkiye Biyoetik Dergisi}, volume={10}, pages={96–106}, year={2023}, author={Işık, Meryem Türkan and Akbaş, Meltem and Can Özdemir, Rana}, keywords={Bakım verici, Alzheiimer hastası, Bakım yükü, Merhamet}, abstract={Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to identify the relationship between caregiver burden and compassion levels and the affecting factors in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Methods: The research was carried out in Turkey Alzheimer’s Association Elderly Life Center in one of our provinces between February and May 2018. The target population was composed of 58 caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease who were registered in the related center. Data were collected through the Socio-demographic Form, the Compassion Scale (CS), and the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS). Mean and standard deviation, median [minimum-maximum], student t test/Mann Whitney U test, one-way ANOVA/Kruskal Wallis test, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to evaluate the data. Statistical comparisons were evaluated at p<0.05 significance level.
Findings: The average age of the participants was found 45.53±15.88, and the average duration of caregiving was 3.60±3.19 years. The CS total mean score of the caregivers was 94.60±15.83, and their CBS total mean score was 39.14±11.59. No significant relationships were detected between the CBS and CS subscale and total scores (p>0,05). Participants’ education level, marital status, having a child, working status, being a relative, getting help, experiencing fear and anxiety, experiencing social difficulties, meeting the basic needs of the patient, providing mobility support to the patient, needing information about care it was determined that there was a factor affecting the sense of compassion (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Although the participants were found to have a moderate-level caregiver burden, their compassion level was high and the compassion towards patients with Alzheimer’s disease was affected by some factors. It is recommended to plan trainings to reduce the caregivers’ burden of care and the negative emotions they experience and to improve them positively.}, number={3}, publisher={Türkiye Biyoetik Derneği}, organization={yok}