dc.contributor.author | Tokovska, Miroslava | |
dc.contributor.author | Šolcová, Jana | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T12:21:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T12:21:16Z | |
dc.date.created | 2022-12-04T07:50:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Healthcare 2022, 10(12), 2441. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2227-9032 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3054976 | |
dc.description.abstract | The role and responsibilities of next-of-kin carers are significant, filling several years of their lives and causing them to experience a burden of care. This study was conducted to investigate the burden of next-of-kin carers for dementia sufferers in Slovakia. Data were compiled via the Relatives’ Stress Scale (RSS) screening instrument through a survey of 112 primary next-of-kin carers and analysed using the statistical tests of descriptive statistics, means, scores and significance differences (Wilcoxon test). This is one of the few scales which provides: (a) specific measures of caregiver stress, and (b) is standardised for a population of informal carers in the home environment. The profiles of Slovak next-of-kin carers were identified with statistically significant characteristics (gender, age of carers). The study identified a high level of caregiving stress (82.15%), and selected factors were found to be significant in all burden dimensions: emotional stress (p = 0.001), social stress (p = 0.003), and negative feelings (p = 0.002). The results emphasise the need for coordination of healthcare and social services, possibly by expanding the network of social support groups, operating a counselling hotline/chat, and introducing national educational programmes for the next-of-kin carers of dementia sufferers. The results are also a source of reference for the umbrella organisation ‘the Slovak Alzheimer’s Society’ to access when implementing changes at a national level. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | next-of-kin | en_US |
dc.subject | pårørende | en_US |
dc.subject | dementia | en_US |
dc.subject | demens | en_US |
dc.subject | burden of care | en_US |
dc.subject | omsorgsbelastning | en_US |
dc.title | The Burden of Next-of-Kin Carers of Dementia Sufferers in the Home Environment | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | The Burden of Next-of-Kin Carers of Dementia Sufferers in the Home Environment | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 10 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Healthcare | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 12 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/healthcare10122441 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2088227 | |
dc.source.articlenumber | 2441 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |