Assessment of Caregiver Strain and Associated Factors Among Family Caregivers of Children with Cancer Attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in 2020
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: High levels of strain are potential contributors to develop a sign and symptoms of depression, anxiety, poor marital satisfaction and increase risk mortality. Caregivers with strain have limited capacity to provide the care that the patient needs. The aim of this study was to assess caregiver strain and associated factors among family caregivers of childhood cancer patients in TASH Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
Methods: a cross sectional study design was carried out among 153 family caregivers of children with cancer attending Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital using interviewer administrated. Multidimensional scale of perceived social support and modified caregiver strain was used to assess perceived social support and caregiver strain respectively. the data collection period was from April 15 to May 15 2020. The collected data was entered and cleaned using Epi-data 4.6 and then analyzed using SPSS version 25. Multiple linear
regression was conducted to identify variables at P<0.05.
Result: From 153 family caregivers 81(52.9%) were male and 72(47.1%) were between age group 35-49. Seventy-two (47.1%) of them had moderate level of perceived social support. The multiple linear regressions show a significant and association between caregiver strain and caregiver‟s age, duration of caregiving and perceived social support with P-value of 0.007,
0.006, and 0.003 respectively.
Conclusion: The mean score of caregiver strain was 20.915 with standard deviation of 3.6417, One hundred forty (91.5%) of family caregivers report financial strain. Caregiver‟s age, duration of caregiving and perceived social support were significantly associated with caregiver strain.
Recommendation: Focus must be given on family caregivers and make caregiver strain a routine nursing activity along with improving the socioeconomic status of the family caregivers.
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Caregiver strain, family caregivers, childhood cancer, mixed study design,Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Ethiopia.