The Effects of a Support Group Intervention on the Burden of Primary Family Caregivers of Stroke Patients / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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: 693-702, 2007.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-169184
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the effects of a support group intervention on the burden of primary family caregivers of stroke patients.METHOD:
A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The subjects were 36 primary family caregivers of stroke patients [experimental(N=18) and control(N=18) groups] in a neurosurgery ward of a university hospital. The experimental group members participated in six sessions of a support group intervention for two weeks and the degree of their caregiving burden was evaluated. Data was analyzed by Chi-square tests, t-tests, and paired t-tests using SPSS 10.0.RESULT:
The experimental group had a significantly lower total burden score (t=2.061, p= .047)and sub-scales of emotional(t=-3.319, p= .002), time-dependent(t=-2.045, p= .049) and developmental(t=-2.656, p= .012) burden scores than the control group, while no significant differences were found in physical, social or financial burden scores between the two groups. Within the experimental group, there was a significant decrease in physical(t=2.507, p= .023), emotional(t=4.754, p= .000), social(t=2.932, p= .009), time- dependent(t=5.015, p= .000) and developmental(t=7.541, p= .000) burden scores but not the financial burden score.CONCLUSION:
The results suggest that a support group intervention can be utilized as an effective nursing program to reduce the burden of primary family caregivers of stroke patients.
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Main subject:
Self-Help Groups
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Attitude to Health
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Family
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Models, Nursing
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Caregivers
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Stroke
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Family Relations
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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