| Autor: |
Anna Kavga, Ioannis Kalemikerakis, Theocharis Konstantinidis, Ioanna Tsatsou, Petros Galanis, Eugenia Karathanasi, Ourania Govina |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
AIMS Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 142-154 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2327-8994 |
| DOI: |
10.3934/publichealth.2022011?viewType=HTML |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Vascular strokes are a primary cause of long-term disability for adults, with many social consequences for the patient, the family and healthcare systems worldwide. Aim: To investigate the relation between patients' and caregivers' characteristics, as well as burden and depression, and the social support received by carers for stroke victims in Greece. Method: Patients and caregivers were recruited from community settings in the Attica region of Greece, using purposive sampling. They completed a set of questionnaires during face-to-face interviews. Correlational and multiple regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with caregivers' perceptions of social support. Results: In total, 109 dyads of patients and their respective caregivers were recruited. The patients' mean age was 69.3 years, while caregivers' mean age was 58.0 years; 51.4% of patients were males, whereas 67.9% of the caregivers were females. The majority of both patients and caregivers were married, with an annual family income less than €10,000. The level of perceived social support was significantly associated with patients' or caregivers' annual family income, caregivers' working status and the daily caring hours (p < 0.01). Greater perceived support was significantly associated with a lower care burden BCOS (r = 0.29, p < 0.01) and female gender (p = 0.023), but not with the patient's functional level nor with depression (p > 0.05). |
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