Abstract
Background:Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses from the Coronaviridae family. Not only do the coronaviruses disrupt patients' lives, but they also affect caregivers. This study aimed to assess the burden of family caregivers of COVID-19 patients discharged from a hospital in eastern Iran.Materials and Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 210 family caregivers of COVID-19 inpatients and outpatients. A total of 210 COVID-19 patients referred to 22nd-Bahman Hospital of Khaf from March 2020 to June 2020 were selected via simple randomization. Data were collected using the Zarit caregiver burden scale and a demographics form.Results:The care burden scores were 83.2% and 80.9% in the family caregivers of inpatients and outpatients, respectively, indicating the severity of care burden for COVID-19 patients. The mean scores of objective, subjective, and subjective-objective caregiver burden were significantly higher in male family caregivers and caregivers of inpatients than in female caregivers and caregivers of outpatients [p <0.01].Conclusion:The high objective, subjective, and subjective-objective caregiver burden in family caregivers is an alarm for mental health policy-makers. Therefore, healthcare managers need to consider plans and measures to reduce the care burden of family caregivers of COVID-19 patients.
Highlights
Coronaviruses constitute many viruses from the Coronaviridae family and include the common cold virus to more serious diseases such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19
The mean scores of objective, subjective, and subjective-objective caregiver burden were significantly higher in male family caregivers and caregivers of inpatients than in female caregivers and caregivers of outpatients [p
The high objective, subjective, and subjective-objective caregiver burden in family caregivers is an alarm for mental health policy-makers
Summary
Coronaviruses constitute many viruses from the Coronaviridae family and include the common cold virus to more serious diseases such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. Coronaviruses were discovered in 1965 and have continued to be studied until the mid-1980s. The first case of the virus in Iran was reported in early March 2020 and has, ever since, affected all the provi. The World Health Organization has recently declared the disease a pandemic. With many possibly unknown dimensions, the disease has shocked families, socioeconomic agencies, and large economies of the world. Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses from the Coronaviridae family. Do the coronaviruses disrupt patients' lives, but they affect caregivers. This study aimed to assess the burden of family caregivers of COVID-19 patients discharged from a hospital in eastern Iran
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