Evaluation of Family Caregiver Burden among COVID-19 Patients

Mirzaei, Abasat; Raesi, Rasoul; Saghari, Sam; Raei, Mehdi

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“…Furthermore, more than half of them had moderate to very high levels of FCV. A recent study in Iran revealed that the high burden of FCs of COVID-19 patients can greatly endanger their mental health which could be an alarm for mental health policy-makers ( Mirzaei, Raesi, Saghari, & Raei, 2021 ). Additionally, our findings were in line with some studies conducted in the UK, US, and Italy.…”

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Psychiatric distress in family caregivers of patients with COVID-19

Jafari-Oori

Ebadi

Moradian

et al. 2022

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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Psychiatric distress in family caregivers of patients with COVID-19

Jafari-Oori

Ebadi

Moradian

et al. 2022

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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“…Abbreviated versions range from 1-22 items, with the six-item version often considered ideal for diagnostic ability and brevity [10,16,26] . Another version of the scale measures caregiver burden with 22 items and further identifies two dimensions of burden: objective care and subjective care burden [27,28] . Objective care burden is measured by the time and expenses dedicated to caregiving; while subjective encompasses self-perception of caregiver burden, including mental, emotional, and behavioral aspects [27] .…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Informal Caregivers in the US

2021

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Background: Caregiver burden has negative effects on mental and physical health along with quality of life. Meanwhile, social and physical distancing protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic have created additional impacts on informal caregiving in a rapidly changing environment. Early research over the past year suggests that the pandemic has caused increased caregiver burden as well as caregiving intensity among these individuals. Purpose: Our primary purpose in this informational literature review is to describe the impacts of the pandemic on informal caregiver burden and the sudden shift in roles and responsibilities as a result of pandemic-related changes in caregiving. This review will describe emerging effects on various aspects of health among informal caregivers and explore the growing need to support unpaid caregiving during this time. Methods: A streamlined search was conducted to fit the scope of this review, with key terms determined to identify relevant publications. Common research databases and up-to-date mainstream resources were utilized. Notably, we focused on research published or released since March 2020, primarily rapidly reviewed studies, to align with the timing of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Results: Early research suggests that the pandemic has worsened caregiver burden and increased caregiving intensity and hours of care among unpaid, informal family caregivers. Reported health impacts include higher stress, pain, and depression, along with decreased social connectedness and quality of life. Notably, however, COVID-related research generally does not focus on the positive aspects of caregiving, such as its role as a source of purpose in life, creating an opportunity to explore ways to boost certain valuable personal resources among caregivers. Conclusions: Informal family caregivers face their own negative health outcomes and distress as a result of greater caregiver burden, intensity, and the changing landscape of caregiving during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate policy and support recommendations should be considered to alleviate informal caregiver burden and provide ongoing resources over the longer term. In addition, future work should explore the potential of boosting positive resources such as resilience and purpose to ease caregiver burden.

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“…Mirzaei et al previously conducted a study to evaluate the caring of family caregivers of patients with COVID-19 in Iran. The results showed that 83.2% and 80.9% of family caregivers of inpatients and outpatients suffered from severe caring burden, which indicates the intensity of caregiving burden for COVID-19 patients and the need to implement support programs to reduce it [9]. It should be noted that one of the factors associated with the caring burden in caregivers is the coping strategies of caregivers in dealing with stressors [31].…”

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“…On the other hand, the process of transferring care from hospital to home puts the burden of care on family caregivers [8]. The results of a study in Iran showed caregivers of patients with COVID-19 experienced a caring burden in the post-discharge period [9]. The caring burden means the extent to which caregivers feel that their emotional or physical health and social and financial life has been impacted as a result of caring for their patient [10].…”

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“…One of them is the use of supportive interventions with psychosocial approaches [14]. This strategy involves performing interventions for different strata of society, including family caregivers [9,15,16]. One of the effective psychosocial approaches is supportive psychoeducational interventions that address the concerns caused by the discomfort experienced by individuals [17].…”

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Effect of online psychoeducational support on caring burden in family caregivers of COVID-19 patients: a parallel randomized controlled trial

Mirhosseini¹,

Vaghee²,

Nabavi³

et al. 2021

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Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a psychological burden on a wide range of people in the community, including COVID-19 patients and their family caregivers.Objectives. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of online psychoeducational support on the caring burden in family caregivers of individuals with COVID-19. Material and methods. This study was conducted on 70 family caregivers of patients with COVID-19 referred to Imam Reza Hospital in mashhad, iran in 2021 by using a convenience sampling method. The participants were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received one week of online psychoeducational support in six online group sessions of 35 to 45 minutes. Data were collected using the Zarit Burden questionnaire at the beginning and one week after the intervention. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Independent t-Test, Chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon, and Paired t-Test). Results. At the baseline, the level of caring burden in the two groups was moderate and no significant difference was observed between the groups (p = 0.28). The total mean scores of caring burden before and after the intervention in the support group were 50.2 ± 10.5 and 46.0 ± 9.2, respectively, which significantly decreased after the intervention (p < 0.001). Consequently, the decrease in the burden mean score was significantly greater in the support group than in the control group (p = 0.04). Conclusions. It is recommended to implement online psychoeducational support for the caregivers of patients with COVID-19 to reduce their caring burden.

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Evaluation of Family Caregiver Burden among COVID-19 Patients

Cited by 38 publications

References 17 publications

Psychiatric distress in family caregivers of patients with COVID-19

Psychiatric distress in family caregivers of patients with COVID-19

The Impact of COVID-19 on Informal Caregivers in the US

Effect of online psychoeducational support on caring burden in family caregivers of COVID-19 patients: a parallel randomized controlled trial

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