Correlation between quality of life of cardiac patients and caregiver burden

Maha Subih, Marwa AlBarmawi, Dalal Yehia Bashir, Shrooq Munir Jacoub and Najah Sayyah Sayyah

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Caregivers experience high strain related to care giving. There is increasing interest in examining the caregiver burden of cardiac patients and studying the characteristics of caregivers. Purpose: To explore the correlation between quality of life cardiac patients and caregiver’s burden. Methods: A cross-sectional design using a convenience sample of caregivers and patients with cardiac conditions. Sociodemographic sheet, Dutch Objective Burden Inventory (DOBI), and Quality of Life (QLI-Cardiac 4). Linear regression was used to explore the predictors. Results: 200 caregivers and 200 patients with cardiac diseases completed the study. The overall mean scores of both DOBI and QLI-4 indicated moderate results 1.51(SD 0.4), 19.8 (SD 4.7) respectively. Predictors of caregiver burden were young, less educated caregivers and high QoL of cardiac patients. Conclusion: Caregivers should receive more support and training from healthcare providers to develop their coping and resilience skills in a way that decreases their care burden and improves their quality of care and self-confidence.

Date: 2020
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