Prevalence and Determinants of Stress of Informal Caregiving: A Cross-Sectional Study among Informal Caregivers of Hospitalised Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Mojirola Martina Fasiku¹  Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande²  Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa³  Tanimola M. Akande¹ 

[1] Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta;Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital;Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin

关键词: Caregivers;    hospitalised patients;    informal caregiving;    stress;   

DOI  :  10.4103/npmj.npmj_700_21

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Medknow

【 摘 要 】

Background: Caring for patients in the hospital can cause a lot of stress for the caregivers, especially those who are involved with informal caregiving such as family members. Little is known in Nigeria on the stress of informal caregiving in the hospital environment. This study assessed the informal caregivers' stress level and their determinants in a tertiary hospital in Ilorin, Nigeria. Methodology: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study. Between September and October 2019, using a simple random sampling method, data were collected from 400 informal caregivers of patients in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital with interviewer-administered questionnaire which included socio-demographic characteristics, Caregivers Strain index (CSI) and caregivers' stress from institution and other factors index (CSIOI). Analysis was performed, and prevalence and determinants of stress of informal caregiving were presented using descriptive statistics and logistic regressions. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The majority, 381 (95.2%) of the informal caregivers, reported great stress levels using CSI, while 227 (56.7%) experienced a great level of stress with the CSIOI. Predictors of caregiver stress were perception that staying around was stressful (odds ratio [OR] - 17.5, P < 0.001), felt their patients will not be well cared for if not around (OR - 6.1, P 30 days (OR - 2.6, P = 0.001). Conclusion: The informal caregivers experienced a great level of stress taking care of their patients on admission in the hospital. It is, therefore, expedient that issues surrounding the comfort of the informal caregivers as they care for their patients should be included in hospital policies.

【 授权许可】

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