Factors related to the burden of family caregivers of elderly patients with spinal Tumours in Northwest China

Autor: Jing Luo, Yongchun Zhou, Haiping Liu, Jing Hu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Neurology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01652-0
Popis: Abstract Background Family caregivers of elderly patients with spinal tumours experience considerable pain and burden during the care process. This study aims to investigate the factors associated with caregiver burden in family caregivers of elderly patients with spinal tumours. Methods A total of 220 elderly patients with spinal tumours (age ≥ 65 years) hospitalized at the spine centre of our hospital from January 2015 to December 2017 and their family caregivers were recruited for this cross-sectional study. All participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire. Caregiver burden, social support and self-efficacy were assessed by the Chinese version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), respectively. The factors related to caregiver burden were analysed by multivariate analysis. P
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