Caregiver profiles and determinants of caregiving burden in Ghana

Sanuade, Olutobi Adekunle; Boatemaa, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2015.05.016

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“…The caregivers in higher income bracket were perceived to be physically healthier than those in the lower income bracket. This finding is not surprising that employment status was positively to better caregiver physical health because it collaborates the finding that those caregivers with higher income were more resourced (see [8], for the effect of resources).…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Further, this could be the reason for the significant burden experienced by the caregivers in this study, and supported by work of Williams et al [25] that there is positive relation between income and burden. Empirical evidence in Ghana also showed this relationship (see [8]). …”

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confidence: 80%

“…Almost all the caregivers had no access to any form of caregiving supportive programme to help cope with the brunt of caregiving. Receiving support could increase the resources for care provision by the caregiver in the role that could reduce the burden that could have emanated from inadequate resources [8]. The SPM posits that positive outcomes such as psychological and physical well-being occur when adequate coping resources are available to deal effectively with the stressors, whereas negative outcomes such as mental health problems and illness result when stressors outweigh adequate coping resources.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The demographic and psychosocial characteristics associated with caregiver distress (e.g. depression, general psychological distress and physical strain) include being a woman, being younger in age, being the patient's spouse, having a lower socio-economic status, being employed and lacking personal and/or social support [7,8]. As such, the burdens that caregiving present are multiple and pervasive and often contribute to guilt feelings, worry and grief [9,10].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Yakubu

Schutte

2018

J of Compassionate Health Care

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Background: Informal caregivers play an important role in the well-being of dependent members in a household. Yet, literature on female caregiver burden in low-income and middle-income countries is scanty. This study examines the socio-demographic and socio-economic determinants of female caregiver burden in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 100 black/African and 100 coloured female caregivers selected through a systematic random sampling procedure in two different cultural communities. The study instrument assessed caregiver burden with both objective and subjective measures through the use of a fully structured questionnaire. Chi-square tests and correlation analysis were used to examine the association between background characteristics and female caregiver burden. Results:The results showed that a large proportion of caregivers (49.5%) were in the age group of 50-59 years. The majority of the respondents were in care tasks as a full time job, providing more than 40 h of care per week. Statistical significant associations were found between the socio-demographic characteristics of female caregivers (such as age, education, population group and income status) and the physical health status of the care recipients. Further, physical health of care recipients and social grants showed strong, statistically significant positive correlations with caregiver burden. Conclusions: The study recommends the government to recognise the importance of physical health of the care recipients and increase the amounts of social grants to the caregivers since this could improve the standard of living of both the care recipients and caregivers.

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Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Yakubu

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2018

J of Compassionate Health Care

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“…Additionally, the results of the present study did not nd any differences between men and women in the burden of caregiving. Although other studies have not detected any signi cant relationship between gender and caregiver burden even across different types of burden (43,44), some previous studies have reported that female caregivers experience more caregiver burden than their male counterparts (40,45). This discrepancy may be related to the Iranian culture, where women believe that caregiving is their duty and is expected of them from family members and society.…”

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confidence: 86%

Caregiver Burden and Coping Strategies in Caregivers of Elderly Patients with Stroke

Kazemi

Jalil

Mafi

et al. 2020

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Background Coping strategies play a key role in modulating the caregiving burden. The present study was aimed to determine the severity of the burden of care and its relationship with coping strategies among caregivers of post-stroke elderly patients in Zanjan City, Iran. Methods A total of 110 caregivers of elderly patients who had previously had a stroke participated in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. A demographic checklist, Zarit Burden Interview, and Lazarus and Folkman questionnaires were used for data collection. Questionnaires were completed by the caregivers, who were selected using convenience sampling. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlations and independent t-tests. Results The mean age of 110 caregivers participated in the study was 32.09 ± 8.70 years. The most commonly used coping strategies were reappraisal and seeking social support. Results of the independent t-test showed that male caregivers used the reappraisal strategy (t(110) = 2.76; p = 0.007) and responsibility (t(110) = 2.26; p = 0.026) significantly more than female caregivers. Pearson’s correlation showed a significant positive correlation between caregiver burden and emotional-focused strategies including escaping (r = 0.245, P = 0.010) and distancing (r = 0.204, P = 0.032). Conclusions Based on the results, caregivers with higher burden care used more negative coping strategies, such as escape and distancing. In order to encourage caregivers to utilize effective coping skills, appropriate programs should be designed and implemented to support caregivers. Use of effective coping skills to reduce the level of personal burden can improve caregiver physical health and psychological well-being.

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Exploring factors contributing to caregiver burden in family caregivers of congolese adults with suspected dementia

Ikanga,

Reyes,

Zhao

et al. 2023

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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IntroductionPredicting caregiver burden in individuals with suspected dementia – is critical due to the debilitating nature of these disorders and need for caregiver support. While some examination of the factors affecting burden has been undertaken in Sub‐Saharan Africa, each country presents with its own unique challenges and obstacles. This pilot study investigates predictors of caregiver burden in family caregivers of individuals with suspected dementia living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).MethodsLinear and multiple regression analyses were conducted to explore factors associated with caregiver burden in 30 patient‐caregiver dyads with the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) for caregiver burden evaluation. Cognitive impairments of patients were assessed using the Community Screening Instrument for Dementia, Alzheimer's Questionnaire (AQ), the African Neuropsychology Battery, and the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Inventory (NPI).ResultsAverage caregiver burden on the ZBI was 36.1 (SD = 14.6; range = 12–58). Greater impairments in patient cognition (orientation, visuospatial, memory, executive functioning), fragility, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (delirium, agitation, depression) were predictive of caregiver burden. After controlling for AQ scores and caregiver gender, greater symptoms of depression, and worse performances on verbal memory and problem solving were associated with greater caregiver burden.ConclusionWorsening patient fragility, cognition, functioning, and neuropsychiatric symptoms influenced caregiver burden in caregivers of individuals with suspected cognitive impairment in the DRC. These findings are consistent with the prior literature. Future studies may wish to explore supportive factors and caregiver specific characteristics that buffer against perceived burden.

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Caregiver profiles and determinants of caregiving burden in Ghana

Cited by 45 publications

References 21 publications

Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Caregiver Burden and Coping Strategies in Caregivers of Elderly Patients with Stroke

Exploring factors contributing to caregiver burden in family caregivers of congolese adults with suspected dementia

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