Caregiver burden and emotional problems in partners of stroke patients at two months and one year post-stroke: Determinants and prediction

Patterns of instrumental activities of daily living and association with predictors among community-dwelling older women: A latent class analysis

“…To reduce the dependency for IADL of the subjects in this class, interventions such as task-oriented training for stroke patients [27] could be offered. Additionally, strategies to prevent or reduce caregiver burden and emotional problems in partners of stroke patients [29] need to be developed and offered to the caregivers.…”

Quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden among stroke caregivers: A longitudinal, observational multicentre study

“…Although several studies have been conducted on stroke caregivers’ QOL, anxiety, depression and burden, only a few of them have been longitudinal, examining these variables during the first year from when the survivor is discharged home after the stroke and the caregiver starts to experience caregiving (Chuluunbaatar, Chou, & Pu, ; Godwin et al., ; Jonsson, Lindgren, Hallstrom, Norrving, & Lindgren, ; Kruithof et al., ; Nir, Greenberger, & Bachner, ). Also, only few studies (Han et al., ; Kruithof et al., ; Malhotra et al., ; Pucciarelli et al., ) have identified with a longitudinal design predictors of stroke caregivers’ QOL, anxiety, depression and burden. The first year after a stroke has been shown to be the most challenging for both stroke survivors and their caregivers (Chuluunbaatar et al., ; Jonsson et al., ) because, during this year, stroke survivors struggle with their disabilities (de Weerd, Rutgers, Groenier, & van der Meer, ) and caregivers must assume a new role in their lives (Simeone et al., ).…”

“…In a 12‐month longitudinal study conducted on 215 stroke caregivers, Kruithof et al. () assessed caregiver burden and depression at 2 and 12 months from patient discharge and observed that caregivers reported high levels of burden and depression at the two observation points and there were no significant differences between them. Finally, in a 12‐month longitudinal study conducted on 233 stroke caregivers, Chuluunbaatar et al.…”

“…About predictors of stroke caregivers’ QOL, anxiety, depression and burden, only a few studies have used a longitudinal design to identify these predictors (Cameron, Cheung, Streiner, Coyte, & Stewart, ; Han et al., ; Jaracz et al., ; Kruithof et al., ; Malhotra et al., ; Nir et al., ; Pucciarelli et al., ). These studies have been mainly focused on caregivers’ sociodemographic characteristics and survivors’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in predicting stroke caregivers’ QOL, anxiety, depression and burden.…”

Effects of modified 8‐week reminiscence therapy on the older spouse caregivers of stroke survivors in Chinese communities: A randomized controlled trial

“…Family caregivers of stroke survivors experience a heavy burden and a low life satisfaction . The heavy burden of caregiver not only affects caregivers' physical and psychological health, life satisfaction, and quality of life but also determines the quality of caring and quality of life for stroke survivors .…”