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Jing Hu
honghui hospital
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Background
Primary caregivers of elderly patients with spinal tumors suffer considerable pain and burden during the care process. This study aims to investigate the factors associated with caregiver burden in elderly patients with spinal tumors.
Methods
A total of 220 elderly patients with spinal tumors (age, ≥ 65 years) hospitalized in the spine center of our hospital from January 2015 to December 2017 and their primary caregivers were selected in this cross-sectional study. Patients and their primary caregivers were all investigated through the sociodemographic questionnaire. The caregiver burden, social support and self-efficacy were assessed by the Chinese version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), respectively. The related factors of caregiver burden were analyzed by multivariate analysis. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results
The 216 elderly patients with spinal tumors aged (71.59 ± 8.49) years, and their caregivers aged (70.46 ± 9.13) years. 170 patients were cared for by spouses, accounting for 78.7% of all caregivers. ZBI score of primary caregivers was 35.5 ± 7.5, and most caregivers (84.5%) showed moderate or heavy burden. The factors related to caregiver burden included patients’ paralysis and pain scores and caregivers’ SSRS scores, GSE scores and monthly income.
Conclusions
Most primary caregivers of elderly patients with spinal tumors have considerable caregiver burden. The intervention of social support and self-efficacy is helpful to reduce caregiver burden.
Keywords
spinal tumor; caregiver; burden; factors
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Jing Hu
honghui hospital
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Background
Primary caregivers of elderly patients with spinal tumors suffer considerable pain and burden during the care process. This study aims to investigate the factors associated with caregiver burden in elderly patients with spinal tumors.
Methods
A total of 220 elderly patients with spinal tumors (age, ≥ 65 years) hospitalized in the spine center of our hospital from January 2015 to December 2017 and their primary caregivers were selected in this cross-sectional study. Patients and their primary caregivers were all investigated through the sociodemographic questionnaire. The caregiver burden, social support and self-efficacy were assessed by the Chinese version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), respectively. The related factors of caregiver burden were analyzed by multivariate analysis. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results
The 216 elderly patients with spinal tumors aged (71.59 ± 8.49) years, and their caregivers aged (70.46 ± 9.13) years. 170 patients were cared for by spouses, accounting for 78.7% of all caregivers. ZBI score of primary caregivers was 35.5 ± 7.5, and most caregivers (84.5%) showed moderate or heavy burden. The factors related to caregiver burden included patients’ paralysis and pain scores and caregivers’ SSRS scores, GSE scores and monthly income.
Conclusions
Most primary caregivers of elderly patients with spinal tumors have considerable caregiver burden. The intervention of social support and self-efficacy is helpful to reduce caregiver burden.
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