Factors Predicting Needs of Caregivers of New Patients with Post-Acute Stroke
Keywords:
caregiving burden, caregiver’s needs, post-acute strokeAbstract
This study is predictive research aimed at exploring the correlation between the burden of caregiving, the needs of new caregivers to stroke patients, and predictive factors of those caregivers. The research subjects consisted of 90 caregivers to new stroke patients admitted to Phrachomklao Hospital in Phetcahburi province. Purposive sampling was used according to set inclusion criteria. The research instruments were questionnaires consisting of three parts, including 1) caregiver’s demographic data 2) burden of caregiving assessment, and 3) caregiver’s needs assessment. The content validity of the questionnaire was tested by three nursing experts. The reliability of the burden of caregiving assessment and caregiver’s needs assessment was tested by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, with results of 0.8 and 0.92 respectively. Data analyses was done by using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression.
The results revealed that the average score for burden of caregiving was at the middle level (Mean = 41.53, S.D = ± 26.89). The caregiver’s needs were also found to be at the middle level (Mean = 3.25 score, S.D. = ± 0.36). There were two statistically significant caregivers’ needs: including more information regarding the patient care (p-value < .001), and rest time while taking care of the patient (p-value < .05). Level of education and caregiver income were two co-predictors of caregiver needs, at 10.7 percent and significant difference at .01. The level of education (β=-.300) is more highly predictive of caregiver needs than income of caregiver (β=.219). The results of this study suggest that health care providers should be concerned about the needs of new stroke patients’ caregivers identified by this study, which include the provision of health information and arranging adequate rest time in order to minimize the burden of caregiving among new stroke patients’ caregivers.
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