Determinants of Caregiver Burden in Stroke Survivors who Underwent Decompressive Craniectomy

For stroke survivors (SS) who undergo decompressive craniectomy (DC), quality of life is intertwined with the care they receive. Burden on caregiver becomes an important determinant of recovery of SS. In this study, we aimed to analyze the determinants of burden on caregivers of SS who undergo DC. C...

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Published in:Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2024-11, Vol.27 (6), p.647-650
Main Authors: Anand, Karnam, Sirisha, Sai, Putta, Sanjana, Vooturi, Sudhindra, Panigrahi, Manas, Jayalakshmi, Sita, Kaul, Subhash
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Neurosurgery
Population studies
Quality of life
Rehabilitation
Skull
Stroke
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Summary:For stroke survivors (SS) who undergo decompressive craniectomy (DC), quality of life is intertwined with the care they receive. Burden on caregiver becomes an important determinant of recovery of SS. In this study, we aimed to analyze the determinants of burden on caregivers of SS who undergo DC. Caregivers of 198 SS who underwent DC formed the study population of this prospective observational study. The study was conducted in a tertiary referral unit between September 2019 and March 2021. Caregiver burden was quantified using Zarit Burden Interview. Analysis for association between the reported burden and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was done. Mean age of the participants was 47.00 ± 11.2 years. The mRS outcome was poor in SS aged >60 years, Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score at presentation of
ISSN:0972-2327
1998-3549
DOI:10.4103/aian.aian_448_24