Açık Kalp Cerrahisi Geçiren Yaşlı Hastaların Refakatçilerinin Bakım Yükü ve Stres Durumlarının İncelenmesi: Tanımlayıcı Araştırma

Abstract

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.