Objective: This study aimed to examine the care burden and stress levels of companions of elderly patients undergoing open heart surgery. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in a university hospital with 44 companions giving care to elderly patients who underwent open heart surgery. Data were collected using a questionnaire which was prepared by the researchers and consists of four parts. The first part includes a patient introduction form and the second part includes a companion introduction form. The third and fourth parts consist of the Burden Interview and the Caregiver Strain Index. Research data were collected by face-to-face interview method. Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and correlation analyses were used for data analysis. Results: The mean age of the companions included in the study was 51.50±13.2 (minimum: 28, maximum: 74). Of the companions, 77.3% were female; 84.1% were married; 40.9% were the spouses of the patients; 34.1% were literate, primary-secondary school graduates, and high school graduates; 45.5% were housewives. The mean Burden Interview score was 30.34±11.92 and the mean Caregiver Strain Index score was 5.65±3.62. There was a positive statistically significant correlation between the mean Burden Interview score and the mean Caregiver Strain Index scores (r=0.744, p=0.000). Conclusion: This study showed that an increase in care burden cause an increase in stress.
Keywords: Caregiver burden; cardiac surgery; stress; elderly
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, açık kalp cerrahisi geçiren yaşlı hastaların refakatçilerinin bakım yükü ve stres durumlarını incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte olan bu çalışma bir üniversite hastanesinde açık kalp cerrahisi geçirmiş yaşlı hastalara bakım veren 44 refakatçi ile yürütüldü. Verilerin toplanmasında araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan 4 bölümden oluşan soru kâğıdı kullanıldı. Birinci bölümde hasta tanıtım formu, ikinci bölümde refakatçi tanıtım formu yer alırken üçüncü bölümde Bakım Verme Yükü Ölçeği ve dördüncü bölümde de Bakım Verenin Stres Ölçeği yer almakta idi. Araştırma verileri yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplandı. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, bağımsız örneklem t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi ve korelasyon analizleri kullanıldı. Bulgular: Araştırma kapsamına alınan refakatçilerin yaş ortalaması 51,50±13,2'dir (minimum: 28, maksimum: 74). Refakatçilerin %77,3'ü kadın, %84,1'i evli, %40,9'u hastanın eşi, %34,1'i okuryazar-ilköğretim ve ortaöğretimlise mezunu ve %45,5'i ev hanımıdır. Bakım Verme Yükü Ölçeği puan ortalaması 30,34±11,92 iken Bakım Verenin Stres Ölçeği puan ortalaması 5,65±3,62'dir. Bununla birlikte Bakım Verme Yükü Ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Bakım Verenin Stres Ölçeği puan ortalaması arasında pozitif yönlü istatistiksel olarak anlamlı (r=0,744, p=0,000) bir ilişki bulundu. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, bakım yükünün artmasının stresi artırdığını gösterdi.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Bakıcı yükü; kardiyak cerrahisi; stres; yaşlı
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