Effect of Structured Information on Anxiety Among Family Caregivers of Patients with Respiratory Disease Using Oxygen Delivery Devices
Keywords:
family caregiver, oxygen delivery device, anxietyAbstract
This Quasi Experiment design aimed to examine the effect of structured information on anxiety among family caregivers of patients with respiratory disease using oxygen delivery devices. The subjects were 66 family caregivers for patients in the medicine general ward of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Eligible subjects were selected by purposive sampling and separated into two groups; 33 subjects (control group) received usual nursing care, while the other 33 subjects. comprising the experimental group, received structured information based on concepts developed by Leventhal and Johnson. The structured information covered essential information related to caring for patients with chronic respiratory disease, including assessment of caregivers’ readiness, education using multimedia communications, educational handouts, and demonstration-based training. The caregivers’ anxiety was assessed before and after exposure to the structured information by Thai Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Thai HADS). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test, and Mann-Whitney U-test
The result showed that the post-care HADS scores in the experimental group were significantly lower than the pre-care HADS scores, (p< .001), Furthermore, the post-care HADS scores in the experimental group were significantly lower than those of the control group (p<.001).
. To conclude, structured information for family caregivers who take care of chronic respiratory disease patients requiring home oxygen therapy should be implemented before hospital discharge since it is likely to help in reducing symptoms of anxiety and making the caregivers feel more confident about caring for patients at home without fear of complications.
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