J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2018 May;24(2):149-159. 10.5977/jkasne.2018.24.2.149.

Influencing Factors on the Family Caregivers' Burden of Inpatients with Acute Stroke

• Lim JS
• Chung BY

• KMID: 2413034
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2018.24.2.149

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore the influencing factors on the family caregivers burden who have has inpatients with acute stroke.
METHODS
Subjects were 126 family caregivers who have has inpatients with acute stroke. Data were collected by questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's coefficients and multiple regression.
RESULTS
The Anxiety of family caregivers was identified as a determinant of family caregivers burden who have has inpatients with acute stroke by the multiple regression analysis (β=.58, p<.001). Gender and low cognitive function of inpatients were significantly related to family caregivers burden. And knowledge about care (r=−.27, p=.002) was correlated with anxiety significantly.
CONCLUSION
The family caregivers burden is not only an important issue for nursing but also major nursing problem to be addressed nurses. Family caregivers with acute stroke inpatients feel more anxiety than family caregivers with other illnesses. The anxiety of family caregivers is important especially to the family caregivers who have to care acute stroke inpatients to reduce their burden.

Keyword

Stroke; Inpatients; Caregivers; Burden

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Caregivers
Cognition
Humans
Inpatients*
Nursing
Stroke*