Assessment of stress in caregivers of acutely hospitalized elderly and its relation to hospital outcomes

IF 1.5 Q3 PSYCHIATRY Middle East Current Psychiatry Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI:10.1186/s43045-023-00385-3
Enas R. Mohamed, Rania M. Abou-Hashim, Heba Shaltoot
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It is important to understand and identify the physical and emotional strain among caregivers of the elderly as caregivers may have much more strain and burden than non-caregivers, which subsequently may affect their well-being and the clinical outcome of the elderly they are caring for. To assess caregiver stress and its effect on hospital outcomes at the geriatric department in Ain Shams University Hospitals, a cross-sectional study was done that included adults, aged ≥ 60 years, hospitalized for treatment of acute medical conditions and their accompanied caregivers where the patients were subjected to complete comprehensive geriatric assessment while cares givers’ stress was assessed using Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire. Many elderly were found to need caregivers and the need increased with age as well as multiple comorbidities especially dementia, delirium, and urinary incontinence. Stress prevalence among caregivers is high (85%) and it increases with the age of the patients and the patient having several comorbidities such as cancer, neurological diseases, and sleep problems. Stress was also associated with high mortality of patients. As there is an increase in the elderly population with a subsequent increase in the need for caregivers who suffer from caregiver stress, more studies are needed in the future to highlight this problem and find ways to relieve caregivers’ stress.
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急诊住院老人护理人员的压力评估及其与住院结果的关系
了解和识别老年人护理者的身体和情绪压力非常重要,因为护理者可能比非护理者承受更多的压力和负担,进而可能影响他们的福祉和所护理老年人的临床疗效。为了评估艾因夏姆斯大学医院老年病科护理人员的压力及其对住院治疗效果的影响,我们进行了一项横断面研究,研究对象包括年龄≥ 60 岁、因急性病住院治疗的成年人及其陪同护理人员,其中患者接受了完整的老年病综合评估,而护理人员的压力则通过护理人员自我评估问卷进行评估。研究发现,许多老年人都需要护理人员,而且随着年龄的增长以及多种并发症(尤其是痴呆、谵妄和尿失禁)的出现,护理人员的需求也在增加。压力在护理人员中的发生率很高(85%),并且随着患者年龄的增加以及患者患有癌症、神经系统疾病和睡眠问题等多种并发症而增加。压力还与患者的高死亡率有关。随着老年人口的增加,对照顾者的需求也随之增加,而照顾者也承受着压力,因此今后需要进行更多的研究来突出这一问题,并找到缓解照顾者压力的方法。
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Middle East Current Psychiatry
Middle East Current Psychiatry Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
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