Caregiver Tasks and Life Changes Among Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY Journal of gerontological nursing Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-10 DOI:10.3928/00989134-20250103-02

Tamilyn Bakas, Gabrielle Cawthon, Jahmeel Israel, Elaine L Miller

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Purpose: Stroke family caregivers often struggle to provide care. The purpose of the current study was to determine: (a) ease or difficulty with caregiving tasks; (b) life changes because of providing care; and (c) relationship between caregiving tasks and life changes.

Method: A descriptive correlational design was used. Telephone interviews were conducted with 74 stroke caregivers. Tasks were measured using the Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale; life changes with the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale.

Results: The most difficult tasks were managing survivor behaviors and the most negative life changes were lack of time for social activities. The easiest tasks were medical or nursing treatments, whereas the most positive life change was an improved relationship with the survivor. Tasks and life changes were different for each caregiver. Caregiver tasks and life changes were moderately correlated (r = 0.33, p < 0.01).

Conclusion: Caregiver tasks and life changes are important for designing strategies to support stroke caregivers. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 51(3), 13-18.].

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中风幸存者家庭照顾者的照顾任务和生活变化。

目的：中风家庭照护者往往难以提供照护。本研究的目的是确定：(a)照顾任务的难易程度；(b)因提供照顾而改变生活；(c)照顾任务与生活变化的关系。方法：采用描述性相关设计。对74名中风护理人员进行了电话采访。任务采用奥伯斯特护理负担量表进行测量；根据巴卡护理结果量表，生活发生了变化。结果：最困难的任务是管理幸存者行为，最消极的生活变化是缺乏社交活动的时间。最简单的任务是医疗或护理治疗，而最积极的生活改变是改善与幸存者的关系。每个照顾者的任务和生活变化都是不同的。照顾者任务与生活改变有中度相关（r = 0.33, p < 0.01）。结论：照顾者任务和生活变化对卒中照顾者的支持策略设计具有重要意义。老年护理杂志，xx(x), xx-xx。

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Journal of gerontological nursing 医学-护理

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7.70%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Gerontological Nursing is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal publishing clinically relevant original articles on the practice of gerontological nursing across the continuum of care in a variety of health care settings, for more than 40 years.