J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2005 Jun;17(2):287-297.

A Study on the Burden, Health Status and Well-being in Spouse Caregivers of Patients with Stroke

• Ahn SY
• Kwon YE
• Hong JJ

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of the study is to investigate the correlation between burden, health status and well-being in spouse caregivers of patients with stroke. METHOD: The subjects of this study were 160 spouse caregivers registered at general hospital in Seoul and Seongnam. The data were collected from July 2th to October 30th, 2003. The Suh & Oh's burden scale, Yang's health status scale and Park's well-being scale were employed to measure burden, health status and wellbeing respectively. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 12 version to obtain summary statistics for the descriptive analysis, Pearson Correlation, and Stepwise Multiple Regression. RESULTS: 1. The mean score of the degree of burden, health status and well-being were 3.52, 5.92 and 3.64 points. 2. The burden of the subjects were significantly negative correlated with psycho- logical health status(r=-.482. p<.01) and wellbeing(r=-.455, p<.01). 3. With the result of stepwise multiple regression, psychological health status and wellbeing were the main variables which could explain burden by 27.1%. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study will provide practical guidelines for developing emotional nursing interventions for the spouses taking care of CVA patients who would experience a heavy burden and distress.

Keyword

Stroke; Spouse caregivers; Burden; Well-being

MeSH Terms

Caregivers*
Gyeonggi-do
Hospitals, General
Humans
Logic
Nursing
Seoul
Spouses*
Stroke*