The effect of a supportive home care program on caregiver burden with stroke patients in Iran: an experimental study

Stroke can impose a heavy burden on caregivers. Caring for stroke patients at home is more challenging than in hospitals with facilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a supportive home care program on caregiver burden with stroke patients. This was an experimental study. O...

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Published in:BMC health services research 2021-04, Vol.21 (1), p.346-346, Article 346
Main Authors: Ashghali Farahani, Mansoureh, Najafi Ghezeljeh, Tahereh, Haghani, Shima, Alazmani-Noodeh, Farshid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Care and treatment
Caregiver Burden
Caregivers
Developing countries
Education
Evaluation
Health aspects
Health services
Home care
Home Care Services
Homecare services
Hospitals
Humans
Iran
LDCs
Nursing
Patients
Problem solving
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation
Stress
Stroke
Stroke - therapy
Stroke patients
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Summary:Stroke can impose a heavy burden on caregivers. Caring for stroke patients at home is more challenging than in hospitals with facilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a supportive home care program on caregiver burden with stroke patients. This was an experimental study. One hundred sixteen caregivers of stroke patients were recruited using convenience sampling from two university-affiliated hospitals in Tehran from June 2019 to February 2020. They were randomly allocated into two groups (supportive home care program and routine hospital education program) using a randomized block design. The supportive home care program included eight educational sessions delivered in the hospital before discharge, and with home visits after hospital discharge. Caregiver burden was measured using Caregiver Burden Inventory. The data were analyzed using independent samples t-test and Analysis of Covariance. Caregiver burden in the routine education group increased significantly after 2 weeks, from 52.27 ± 23.95 to 62.63 ± 22.68. The mean of caregiver burden scores in the supportive home care program decreased from 44.75 ± 17.21 to 40.46 ± 17.28. The difference between the scores of the two groups before the intervention was not significantly different (t = 1.941, df = 114, p = 0.055). There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding caregiver burden scores after the intervention period (η  = 0.305, P 
ISSN:1472-6963
1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-021-06340-4