Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions
Background: Few studies have been conducted on the burden of care in caregivers of children with<br />chronic illnesses. This study investigated the burden of care and associated factors in first-degree<br />caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic conditions.<br />Metho...
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| description | Background: Few studies have been conducted on the burden of care in caregivers of children with<br />chronic illnesses. This study investigated the burden of care and associated factors in first-degree<br />caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic conditions.<br />Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September 2017 on 385 first-degree<br />caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic disorders. Data were collected using the Zarit<br />burden inventory which assesses the caregiver burden in physical, psychological, economic, and<br />relational areas and has a total score from 0 to 88. Scores 61-88, 41–60, 20–40, and severe, moderate, mild, and no burden. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-Square,<br />Fisher’s exact tests, t-test, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis.<br />Results: The mean age of the caregivers and children were 38.20±8.04 and 8.90±4.90 years, respectively.<br />Also, 33 (8.5%), 135 (35.1%), and 181 (47%) of the caregivers suffered from severe, moderate, and mild<br />burden, and only 9.4% perceived no burden. The mean caregiver burden scores were significantly<br />different in terms of their education (P<0.001), job status (P=0.04), financial status (P<0.001), family<br />size (P<0.001), numbers of children (P<0.001), numbers of children with chronic illnesses (P<0.01),<br />type of supportive resources (P=0.004), and children’s education (P<0.01), type of disease (P<0.001),<br />numbers of diseases (P<0.001), and interval of medical visits (P<0.001).<br />Conclusion: Caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic disease are under pressure. Our study<br />showed a number of factors influencing caregiver burden. Health care providers should plan familycentered<br />care plans to decrease the burden of care in caregivers of children with chronic conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc734867caae4260b0ad7912be6aa07f2022-12-21T18:38:39ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery2322-24762322-48352019-10-017425826910.30476/ijcbnm.2019.73893.045557Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditionsMohsen Adib-Hajbaghery0Bahareh Ahmadi1Trauma Nursing Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranDepartment of Nursing, Imam Hossein Children’s Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: Few studies have been conducted on the burden of care in caregivers of children with<br />chronic illnesses. This study investigated the burden of care and associated factors in first-degree<br />caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic conditions.<br />Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September 2017 on 385 first-degree<br />caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic disorders. Data were collected using the Zarit<br />burden inventory which assesses the caregiver burden in physical, psychological, economic, and<br />relational areas and has a total score from 0 to 88. Scores 61-88, 41–60, 20–40, and severe, moderate, mild, and no burden. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-Square,<br />Fisher’s exact tests, t-test, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis.<br />Results: The mean age of the caregivers and children were 38.20±8.04 and 8.90±4.90 years, respectively.<br />Also, 33 (8.5%), 135 (35.1%), and 181 (47%) of the caregivers suffered from severe, moderate, and mild<br />burden, and only 9.4% perceived no burden. The mean caregiver burden scores were significantly<br />different in terms of their education (P<0.001), job status (P=0.04), financial status (P<0.001), family<br />size (P<0.001), numbers of children (P<0.001), numbers of children with chronic illnesses (P<0.01),<br />type of supportive resources (P=0.004), and children’s education (P<0.01), type of disease (P<0.001),<br />numbers of diseases (P<0.001), and interval of medical visits (P<0.001).<br />Conclusion: Caregivers of children and adolescents with chronic disease are under pressure. Our study<br />showed a number of factors influencing caregiver burden. Health care providers should plan familycentered<br />care plans to decrease the burden of care in caregivers of children with chronic conditions.http://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_45557_f31ea24db76bdb0f001bd6183c6bdd94.pdfcaregiverschildchronic diseaseparentspressure |
| spellingShingle | Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery Bahareh Ahmadi Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery caregivers child chronic disease parents pressure |
| title | Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions |
| title_full | Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions |
| title_fullStr | Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions |
| title_short | Caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions |
| title_sort | caregiver burden and its predictive factors in caregivers of children with chronic conditions |
| topic | caregivers child chronic disease parents pressure |
| url | http://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_45557_f31ea24db76bdb0f001bd6183c6bdd94.pdf |
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