Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the factors related to care burden and compassion levels of caregivers of family members who had a stroke and the relationship between the two variables. Methods: The study was designed as a descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational one. The sample included 280 stroke survivors and family caregivers. The data were collected using a Family Caregiver Information Form, the Stroke Survivors Information Form, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Compassion Scale (CS), and the Modified Barthel Index (MBI). Results: In the study, it was determined that the compassion scores (3.71±0.85), and caregiving burden scores (34.30±17.42) of the family caregivers of stroke survivors were moderate. There was a negative, strong and significant relationship between caregiving burden and compassion (p
Institution: Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
Language: English
Topic: Nursing care and research
Subfield: Research and Theory
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4399974460