ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
The Burden of Next-of-Kin Carers of Dementia Sufferers in the Home Environment.
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- Relationship between Depressive Symptoms, Caregiver Strain, and Social Support with Dementia Grief in Family Caregivers.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Affective Impact on Informal Caregivers over 70 Years of Age: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare: The Past, Present and Future.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The role and responsibilities of next-of-kin carers are significant, filling several years of their lives and causing them to experience a burden of care. This study was conducted to investigate the burden of next-of-kin carers for dementia sufferers in Slovakia. Data were compiled via the Relatives' Stress Scale (RSS) screening instrument through a survey of 112 primary next-of-kin carers and analysed using the statistical tests of descriptive statistics, means, scores and significance differences (Wilcoxon test). This is one of the few scales which provides: (a) specific measures of caregiver stress, and (b) is standardised for a population of informal carers in the home environment. The profiles of Slovak next-of-kin carers were identified with statistically significant characteristics (gender, age of carers). The study identified a high level of caregiving stress (82.15%), and selected factors were found to be significant in all burden dimensions: emotional stress (
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