The impact of stroke on informal carers: a literature review

Low, Joseph; Payne, Sheila; Roderick, Paul

doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00194-x

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“…Finances are mainly needed to transport the patient to and from the hospital for physiotherapy. Managing finances, adapting to a special diet, insufficient government funding and transporting the patient were identified in other studies as attributes to the need for additional finances as expressed by caregivers (Low et al 1999, Bakas et al 2002. No financial aid is available in Zambia, neither in the form of a caregiver grant nor a disability grant for the patient.…”

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Perceived needs of caregivers of stroke patients’ receiving out-patient physiotherapy treatment in Lusaka, Zambia

Khondowe

Rhoda

Mpofu

2007

South African Journal of Physiotherapy

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Perceived needs of caregivers of stroke patients’ receiving out-patient physiotherapy treatment in Lusaka, Zambia

Khondowe

Rhoda

Mpofu

2007

South African Journal of Physiotherapy

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“…Although the observed gender difference could be partly attributed to the characteristics of the Japanese health care system, a disproportional burden of care on female caregivers is a common issue across countries (Scholte op Reimer et al 1998;Bugge et al 1999;Low et al 1999;Dewey et al 2002;Navaie-Waliser et al 2002). The observed gender difference in the association between family composition and stroke outcome may need further investigation in other countries.…”

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“…It is estimated that approximately 80% of stroke survivors require help from informal caregivers for daily living; these caregivers are often family members (Anderson et al 1995;Dewey et al 2002). Informal caregivers for stroke patients are predominantly female and are either the spouse or child of the stroke survivor (Scholte op Reimer et al 1998;Bugge et al 1999;Low et al 1999;Dewey et al 2002). In Japan, as there has been a decline in traditional multigenerational households with urbanization, a larger portion of the elderly now live alone (one-person household) or with an aged spouse (two-person household) (Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts andTelecommunications, Japan, 1970-2000).…”

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Gender and Family Composition Related to Discharge Destination and Length of Hospital Stay after Acute Stroke

Ohwaki

Hashimoto

Tokuda

et al. 2005

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Informal care by family members still plays an important role in home care after acute stroke. This study determined the clinical and demographic factors, such as family structure, that predict discharge to home and length of hospital stay (LOS) after acute stroke hospitalization. We reviewed the sex, age, family structure before stroke, type of stroke, size of the lesion, activities of daily living (ADL) function at discharge, discharge destination, and LOS of stroke patients (114 cerebral infarctions and 44 intracerebral hemorrhages) admitted to a neurosurgical hospital. Patients with cerebral infarction were older than those with intracerebral hemorrhage (median 75 vs 66 years). Ninety-eight were discharged to home (62%). In the logistic regression analysis, low ADL function, medium or large infarction, and intracerebral hemorrhage (vs lacunar infarction) were significantly associated with discharge to a destination other than home. Of the patients discharged home, low ADL function was strongly associated with LOS in the multiple regression analysis. In addition, living with a spouse only had the opposite effect on LOS in men and women ( p = 0.050 and 0.071, respectively). LOS tended to be shorter for men with a wife, but longer for women with a husband. The structure and gender roles in a stroke patient's household may need further attention for the efficient use of hospital resources.gender; family; stroke outcome; hospitalization © 2005 Tohoku University Medical PressStroke remains the third highest cause of mortality in Japan, resulting in 130,000 deaths per year (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 2004). Although the fatality rate has decreased in the last few decades, a large number of acute survivors still suffer functional disabilities that lead to institutionalization and a consequent economic burden on the patient's household and society as a whole. With the rapid increase in the population of elderly, it is even more important to identify stroke patients who are at risk of a prolonged hospital stay in order to enhance their return home.

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“…Seitdem hat die so genannte Caregiving-Forschung eine kaum noch zu überblickende Vielfalt an Studien hervorgebracht, die sich mit den Auswirkungen der Pflege auf die Angehörigen befassen (im Überblick: Biegel & Blum, 1990;Gatz, Bengtson & Blum, 1990;Han & Haley, 1999;Low, Payne & Roderick, 1999;Vitaliano, Zhang & Scanlan, 2003 Zur Erfassung der Beeinträchtigung der psychischen Gesundheit kamen vor allem diverse Depressionsinventare zum Einsatz (Haley, Levine, Brown, Berry & Hughes, 1987;Moritz, Kasl & Berkman, 1989;Pruchno & Resch, 1989;Schulz, Tompkins & Rau, 1988;Stein, Gordon, Hibbard & Sliwinski, 1992). Weitere…”

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“…Dass Angehörige aufgrund der oben beschriebenen Belastungen vielfältige psychische und psychiatrische sowie körperliche Symptome entwickeln können, gilt mittlerweile als gesichert (Low, Payne, Roderick, 1999;Ory, Hoffman, Yee, Tennstedt & Schulz, 1999;Pinquart & Sörensen, 2003;Schulz, 2000;Schulz, O'Brien, Bookwala & Fleissner, 1995 Zarit & Gatz, 1988;Dura, Stukenberg, & KiecoltGlaser, 1991;Kinney & Stephens, 1989;Rabins, Mace & Lucas, 1982). So fanden Magai, Hartung & Cohen (1995) Immunabwehr (Döhnert, Wilz, Adler, Gunzelmann & Brähler, 2001).…”

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Evaluation eines psychoedukativen Kurses für Angehörige von Schlaganfallpatienten

Heier

Lännler

Steinhagen‐Thiessen

2002

Zeitschrift für Neuropsychologie

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Zusammenfassung: In dem vorliegenden Artikel wurde ein psychoedukativer Kurs für Angehörige von Schlaganfallpatienten entwickelt und in einem Längsschnitt-Kontrollgruppen-Design mit 3 Messzeitpunkten evaluiert. Insgesamt wurden 85 Angehörige untersucht. Als Messinstrumente kamen Selbstratingskalen zu Depression, Angst und körperlichen Beschwerden zum Einsatz. Zusätzlich wurden die globale subjektive Belastung, das Schlaganfall-spezifische Wissen, die Nutzung psychosozialer Entlastungsangebote und der subjektiv erlebte Nutzen des Kurses erhoben. Die Kursteilnehmer zeigten im Gegensatz zur Kontrollgruppe eine signifikante Zunahme des Schlaganfall-spezifischen Wissens und nutzten mehr Entlastungsangebote. Die subjektive Belastung nahm nur bei den Kursteilnehmern im zeitlichen Verlauf ab. Der Nutzen des Kurses wurde als sehr hoch eingeschätzt. In den standardisierten Skalen zum psychischen und körperlichen Befinden konnten in keiner der beiden Gruppen signifikante Veränderungen im zeitlichen Verlauf festgestellt werden. Dies wird u. a. darauf zurückgeführt, dass emotionale Verarbeitungsmuster resistenter gegenüber Veränderungen sind, als Verhaltenskomponenten.

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The impact of stroke on informal carers: a literature review

Cited by 226 publications

References 38 publications

Perceived needs of caregivers of stroke patients’ receiving out-patient physiotherapy treatment in Lusaka, Zambia

Perceived needs of caregivers of stroke patients’ receiving out-patient physiotherapy treatment in Lusaka, Zambia

Gender and Family Composition Related to Discharge Destination and Length of Hospital Stay after Acute Stroke

Evaluation eines psychoedukativen Kurses für Angehörige von Schlaganfallpatienten

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