Burdens on caregivers of patients with stroke during a pandemic: relationships with support satisfaction, psychological distress, and fear of COVID-19.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968548 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2318 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712318 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Geriatr Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001]-
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; Stroke*/epidemiology ; Stroke*/therapy ; Stroke*/psychology ; Psychological Distress*; Humans ; Caregivers/psychology ; Pandemics ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adaptation, Psychological ; Patient Satisfaction ; Personal Satisfaction ; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology ; Stress, Psychological/psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Fear
    • Abstract:
      Background: Caregivers have faced unprecedented circumstances throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but previous research only minimally addresses the caregivers' burden. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between caregiver burden, psychological stress, satisfaction with support, and fear of COVID-19 in caregivers of patients with stroke during the pandemic.
      Methods: A cross-sectional survey study with total of 171 caregivers of patients with stroke in a community hospital in Taiwan. All participants completed the Zarit Burden Interview, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21), satisfaction of support survey, and Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Pearson correlations were used to examine the bivariate correlations between study variables. Then, with the control of demographic confounders, a multiple linear regression model was applied with significant variables to construct and explain caregiver burden.
      Results: The proposed model significantly explained the caregiver burden of caregivers of patients with stroke. Specifically, the caregiver burden was negatively correlated with satisfaction with family support, but positively with psychological distress and the fear of COVID-19.
      Conclusions: Caregivers of patients with stroke will suffer a greater burden if they have lower satisfaction with family support, experienced higher psychological distress, and perceived more fear of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health professionals must address these concerns, support caregivers, and enhance available resources.
      (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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    • Grant Information:
      NHRI-11A1-CG-CO-04-2225-1 National Health Research Institutes; EDAHS111017 E-DA Hospital grant; MOST111-2321-B-006-009 Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: COVID-19; Caregiver burden; Family support; Fear; Psychological distress; Stroke
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20221213 Date Completed: 20221215 Latest Revision: 20221222
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC9745281
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s12877-022-03675-3
    • Accession Number:
      36514006