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2型糖尿病患者的看护人的负担变化:纵向研究
Author(s) -
Costa M. Suely Alves,
Machado José C.,
Pereira M. Graça
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/jan.13728
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , caregiver burden , longitudinal study , type 2 diabetes , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , sample size determination , scale (ratio) , gerontology , psychiatry , disease , dementia , statistics , mathematics , pathology , endocrinology , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to explore changes in the burden of caregivers of patients with type 2 diabetes experiencing lower limb amputation after surgery. Background Literature suggests the burden overload experienced by the caregivers of new amputees is related to an imbalance between the demands and the resources available to these caregivers. Design The study followed a longitudinal design assessing caregiver burden at 1 (T1), 7 (T2) and 10 (T3) months after the patient's surgery. Methods We used a convenience sample of caregivers of patients with type 2 diabetes amputated with recent lower limb amputation. Data were collected in several hospital units over 18 months in 2014‐2015. Sample size included at T1, T2 and T3 110, 101 and 84. Participants completed the socio‐demographic questionnaire, the Burden Assessment Scale and the Self‐Assessment Caregiver Questionnaire scale. Results Caregivers who received help reported lower levels of burden from at baseline with no variation over time. Those caregivers with high levels of stress showed an increase in burden over time, although these results were not significant. Also, caregivers who did not receive help showed higher levels of burden and stress over time compared with the initial baseline that decreased over time. Conclusion These results highlight the importance of receiving help, in care, especially among caregivers who care for patients who have undergone major amputation.