Burden and associated factors for caregivers of the elderly in a developing country

Sabzwari, Saniya; Badini, Abida; Fatmi, Zafar; Jamali, Tanzil; Shah, Sonal

doi:10.26719/2016.22.6.394

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“…This was supported by the result of (36) in his study conducted in Brazil who mentioned the same results that two-thirds of the study caregivers were married and one third were single. This is consistent with the findings of (37) in his study conducted in Pakistan, who found that three-quarters of caregivers in their study sample were married and one-quarter were unmarried. On the other hand, the result of the study (38) conducted in Saudi Arabia, revealed that nearly three-fifths were single, and more than two-fifths were married.…”

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confidence: 92%

Burden and Coping Mechanisms among Caregiver for Old Adult with advanced illness.

Ahmed

Saif

Hamedy

2021

NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology

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There were 727 million persons aged 65 years or over in the world in 2020. Over the next three decades, the global number of older persons is projected to more than double, reaching over 1.5 billion in 2050 The aim of this study was to assess burden and coping mechanism among care giver for old age with advanced illness. A descriptive design is utilized in this study. A Convenience sample of caregivers was used it composed of 100 of caregivers and their patients who match the criteria: primary caregivers who provide care for the patients for at least one year and accept to participate in the study. Two tools were utilized 1: Interviewing questionnaire composed of 3 parts, Socio-demographic data, medical history of the patients, coping strategies used by the care giver to reduce 2 to assess burden of caregivers. The result the current study revealed (43%) of the studied caregivers reported high level of burden and stress, flowed (32%) reported medium level of burden and (25%) reported low level of burden. This study conducted that caregiver factors as Age, gender, educational level, income status, knowledge of the diseases, and coping., patient factors (Age, clinical symptom, and disability in daily life), and environment factors (Health services and its utilization, and social support.) are major factors that affected caregivers' burden. The present study recommended that Provide guideline as well as clinical training to assist caregivers of chronic disease patients at home This helps them deal with the burden of care and manage the stress associated with it.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Burden and Coping Mechanisms among Caregiver for Old Adult with advanced illness.

Ahmed

Saif

Hamedy

2021

NILES journal for Geriatric and Gerontology

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“…Studies from many other countries also show that the main caregivers of the elderly were women [24][25][26][27]. Daughters-in-law were the caregivers in a significant number of households in our study, as found in studies in India [28][29][30].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

“…This is quite high when compared with previous study of Nepal [21].This study also found elderly having functional limitations was correlated with a higher caregiving burden. Many other studies carried out in other different countries also show care given burden was highly correlated with functional limitations [28][29][30].…”

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confidence: 73%

Caregiver Burden among Informal Caregivers of Rural Older Persons in Nepal

Khanal¹,

2020

J Health Care and Research

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Background: Today, people are living longer than ever before due to advances in education, technology, medicine, food distribution, and public health. Longevity has also resulted in a caregiving burden in the family living together. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the situation of the elderly caregiving burden in Nepal. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in a rural area of Nepal. The total sample size for this study was 150 older persons 65 years and above. The caregiving burden was measured through the widely used scale Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Results: Mean age of the care recipients (elderly) was 78.46 (±7.78) years and the mean age of the care provider was 46.6 (±46) years. The mean score of the caregiving burden was 12.89 (±5.7). The majority of the caregiver has reported little or no burden (88%), 10% mild to the moderate burden, 1.33% moderate to severe burden and only one respondent (0.67%) has reported severe burden. Marital status, ethnicity, religion, living arrangement, and functional limitations on activities on daily living were significant variables related to caregiving burden. Conclusion: This study shows the caregiving burden is quite low among Nepalese care providers living in a rural area. Given the growing number of elderly people, there is an urgent need to care for the wellbeing of dependent older people and their families.

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“…This finding may be explained by the fact that in low-income countries, it is taken for granted that the burden of caring for the incapacitated is mainly carried by family members and caregivers. 53,54 In high-income countries, where the proportion of the population that is older is increasing, policy makers are beginning to notice family caregivers as playing a crucial role in caring for older adults and often in making health-related decisions on their behalf. If these unremunerated caregivers are no longer able to play this role for some reason, their replacement with paid workers can pose significant problems for health care systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

Extent and Predictors of Decision Regret among Informal Caregivers Making Decisions for a Loved One: A Systematic Review

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Background Informal caregivers often serve as decision makers for dependent or vulnerable individuals facing health care decisions. Decision regret is one of the most prevalent outcomes reported by informal caregivers who have made such decisions. Objective To examine levels of decision regret and its predictors among informal caregivers who have made health-related decisions for a loved one. Data sources We performed a systematic search of Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar up to November 2018. Participants were informal caregivers, and the outcome was decision regret as measured using the Decision Regret Scale (DRS). Review Methods Two reviewers independently selected eligible studies, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of studies using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. We performed a narrative synthesis and presented predictors of decision regret using a conceptual framework, dividing the predictors into decision antecedents, decision-making process, and decision outcomes. Results We included 16 of 3003 studies identified. Most studies ( n = 13) reported a mean DRS score ranging from 7.0 to 32.3 out of 100 (median = 14.3). The methodological quality of studies was acceptable. We organized predictors and their estimated effects (β) or odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) as follows: decision antecedents (e.g., caregivers’ desire to avoid the decision, OR 2.07, 95% CI [1.04–4.12], P = 0.04), decision-making process (e.g., caregivers’ perception of effective decision making, β = 0.49 [0.05, 0.93], P < 0.01), and decision outcomes (e.g., incontinence, OR = 4.4 [1.1, 18.1], P < 0.001). Conclusions This review shows that informal caregivers’ level of decision regret is generally low but is high for some decisions. We also identified predictors of regret during different stages of the decision-making process. These findings may guide future research on improving caregivers’ experiences.

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Burden and associated factors for caregivers of the elderly in a developing country

Cited by 26 publications

References 24 publications

Burden and Coping Mechanisms among Caregiver for Old Adult with advanced illness.

Burden and Coping Mechanisms among Caregiver for Old Adult with advanced illness.

Caregiver Burden among Informal Caregivers of Rural Older Persons in Nepal

Extent and Predictors of Decision Regret among Informal Caregivers Making Decisions for a Loved One: A Systematic Review

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