Abstract

Amac: Calismamizda Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Ankara Numune Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi Evde Saglik Hizmetleri Birimi’ne kayitli geriatrik hasta grubuna bakim veren (BV) kisilerin kronik hastalik durumlarinin, eger bir hastaligi varsa kendi kronik hastaliklarini yonetebilme durumlarinin ve BV profilinin ortaya konulmasi amaclanmistir. Gerec ve Yontem: Arastirmamiz kesitsel, tanimlayici, gozlemsel tipte bir arastirmadir. Calismamiza Evde Saglik Hizmetleri Birimi’ne kayitli 65 yas ve ustu halen aktif hizmet alan tum hastalarin, calismaya katilmaya gonullu olan bakim verenleri dahil edilmistir. Orneklemimiz calisma evrenimizin tamamidir. Evde Saglik Hizmetleri Birimi’ne kayitli bakim verilen geriatrik hasta grubunun sosyodemografik, kronik hastalik ve klinik durumlari ile ilgili bilgileri Aile Hekimligi Klinigi tarafindan olusturulmus olan hasta dosyasi arsivinden alinmistir. Ayrica BV’lerin durumunu sorgulayan calismaya ozgu yapilandirilmis bir anket formu arastirmacilar tarafindan Aile Hekimligi Kliniginde yapilan akademik konseylerde tartisilarak hazirlanmistir. BV kisiler hakkindaki bilgiler bu anket formu kullanilarak rutin evde saglik hizmetleri kapsamindaki gorusmelerden elde edilmistir. Bulgular: Evde saglik hizmetleri birimine kayitli 65 yas ve ustu hasta sayisi 350 olarak belirlenmis olup calismaya katilmayi kabul eden 213 BV calismaya dahil edildi. Bunlarin yas ortalamasi 58,2±12,4’tur. En kucuk BV’nin yasi 24 iken en buyuk 95’ti. BV’lerin %81’i aileden bir akraba, %13’u yabanci uyruklu ucretli bakici ve %6’si da T.C. vatandasi olan ucretli bakiciydi. Egitim durumlari ise %41’i universite, %23’u lise, %31’i ilkokul mezunuydu ve %5’inin okuma yazmasi yoktu. BV’lerin tamamina yakini kadindi. BV’nin %51’inde en az bir kronik hastalik vardi (n=109). En fazla kronik hastalik sayisi 5’ti. Bunlarin 66’sinda hipertansiyon, 28’inde diabetes mellitus, 21’inde guatr, 12’sinde koroner arter hastaligi, 8’inde kanser vardi. Kronik hastaligi olanlarin %95’i tedavisini duzenli aliyordu. BV’lerin kronik hastaligi olanlarin %77’si tibbi kontrollerine duzenli gittigini belirtti. Duzenli gitmeyenlerin %36’si kendi ihmali oldugunu, %60’i ise hasta bakimi ile ilgilendigi icin kontrollerine duzenli gidemedigini belirtti. Baktiklari hastalarin sahip oldugu kronik hastalik sayisi ortalamasi ise 3,1±1,3’tu. Bakim verilen hastalarin %39’u tam bagimli, %49’u yari bagimli, %12’sinin ise bagimsiz oldugu saptandi. Tedavisini duzenli alamayan BV’lerin hepsinin baktigi hastasi tam bagimliydi. Kontrollerine duzenli gitmeyenlerin %92’sinin hastasinin yataga tam veya yari bagimli oldugu goruldu. Sonuc: Calismamizda BV’lerin cogu aileden biriydi ve BV’lerin yarisinda en az bir kronik hastalik mevcuttu. Bu hizmete baslayan BV’lerin zamanla bakim hizmeti yuku agirlastikca kendi kontrollerini aksatabilmekteydi. Ancak kendi kontrol ve ilaclarini aksatsalar bile bakim verdikleri kisinin ilaclarini aksatmamaktaydilar. Evde saglik hizmetleri planlanirken bu kisiler de unutulmamali ve saglik durumlari onemsenmelidir.

Highlights

  • Aim: In our study caregivers of geriatric home health care patients who registered in The Home Health Services Unit of Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences with chronic disease states investigated for managing their chronic diseases and caregiver profile

  • 350 caregivers determined and 213 of them agreed to participate in the study

  • Sixty-six had hypertension, 28 had diabetes mellitus, 21 had thyroid disease, 12 had coronary artery disease and 8 had cancer. 95% of patients with chronic disease were taking regular treatment; 77% said that they had regular medical checks, 36% of those who did not have medical checks regularly

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Introduction

350 caregivers determined and 213 of them agreed to participate in the study. The mean age of these patients was 58.2 ± 12.4 years (min 24, max 95 yrs.). 81% of the caregivers were family relatives, 13% were paid careers with foreign nationality and 6% were paid caregiver from Turkish nationality. 41% of them were university graduates, 23% were high school graduates, 31% were primary school graduates and 5% were not literate. 51% of caregivers had at least one chronic disease (n = 109). The maximum number of chronic diseases was 5. 95% of patients with chronic disease were taking regular treatment; 77% said that they had regular medical checks, 36% of those who did not have medical checks regularly. Sixty percent of them said that they could not attend their controls because of caregiving. The average number of chronic diseases in patients who received care was 3.1 ± 1.3. When we looked at dependency of patients; 39% were fully dependent, 49% were half dependent and 12% were independent. All of the caregivers who were unable to take regular treatment cared fully dependent patients. 92% of caregivers who couldn’t attain controls had fully or partially dependent patients All of the caregivers who were unable to take regular treatment cared fully dependent patients. 92% of caregivers who couldn’t attain controls had fully or partially dependent patients

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