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The following study was undertaken in an attempt to identify the diffculties experienced by care-givers of stroke patients in Egypt. The sample consisted of thirty care-givers chosen from four physiotherapy centers in Cairo area. The tool used was the Mountesionu's [1981] level of dependency assessment sheet standardized interview was conducted to record the carers difficulties classified according to Maslow's hierarchy of human needs. As well anecdotal records were completed during home visits. As regards the stroke patients characteristics, results showed that 53.33% were males and 46.66% were female. Among the total samples, 50% suffered from speech difficulties and 46% were either dependent or totally dependent. The study showed that all carers were women: Spouses, sisters, daughters, who cared for the patients. The majority cared for the patient from 12 to 24 hours a day and that for period of 12 to 18 months. The main complains were: Lack of sleep, exhaustion, decreased income, and unintentional weight loss, inability to fulfill social obligation and for the small family lack of human help and isolation, which was particularly true for elderly couples. The main support systems to the carers were unmarried children and neighbors. When these were not available the carer, generally, a women had little contact with outside world. At no time, professional help was available
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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , CuidadoresRESUMEN
The study calls for the attention of the health care agencies to update the knowledge and train for better level of performance of those nurses working in surgical wards. Infection control units in well developed health agencies should expand their horizon to involve educating nurses working in smaller and remote health agencies through educational programs, specially for the newly employed nurses. Manuals and guides dealing with wound infection control measures should be available for nurses