Determining the Relation Between the Burden of Caregivers for Individuals With Neurological Disease and Caregivers’ Ways of Coping With Stress

INTRODUCTION: This analytical study was done to determine the relation between the burden of caregivers for individuals with neurological disease and caregivers’ ways of coping with stress.
METHODS: This study was conducted in the neurology clinic of Giresun Professor Doctor A. Ýlhan Özdemir Public Hospital from October 1 to December 31, 2015. The sample of the study consists of 64 people who care for patients with neurological problems and who agreed to participate in the research. An information form, the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale and the Stress Coping Styles Scale were administered to the participants.
RESULTS: The participants’ mean caregiver burden score was 31.90±15.56. Their self-confident approach score was 2.41±0.54, their optimistic score approach was 2.42±0.59, and their helpless approach score was 1.49±0.63. Their yielding approach score was 1.64±0.49, and their social support seeking approach score was 1.79±0.66. Care giving burden was found to be higher for primary caregivers, for individuals who have another patient requiring care and for female caregivers (p<0.05). A significant negative relation was found between caregiver burden, self-confident approach and optimistic approach scores, while a positive moderate relation was found between helpless and yielding approach scores.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Caregivers for patients with neurological problems use less self-confident and optimistic approaches and more helpless and yielding approaches as their caregiver burden increases. Female caregivers and caregivers having another patient who requires care have greater caregiving burden.

Nörolojik Hastalýðý Olan Bireylerin Bakým Vericilerinin Bakým Veren Yükü Ýle Stresle Baþa Çýkma Biçimleri Arasýndaki Ýliþkinin Belirlenmesi

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Bu çalýþma, nörolojik hastalýðý olan bireylerin bakým vericilerinin bakým veren yükü ile stresle baþ etme biçimleri arasýndaki iliþkinin belirlenmesi amacýyla analitik olarak yapýlmýþtýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Çalýþma, 1 Ekim–31 Aralýk 2015 tarihleri arasýnda Giresun Prof. Dr. A. Ýlhan Özdemir Devlet Hastanesinin nöroloji kliniðinde yürütülmüþtür. Çalýþmanýn örneklemini, nörolojik sorunu olan bir bireye bakým veren ve araþtýrmaya katýlmayý kabul eden 64 kiþi oluþturmuþtur. Hastalara bilgi formu, Zarit Bakým Veren Yükü Ölçeði ve Stresle Baþa Çýkma Tarzlarý Ölçeði uygulanmýþtýr.
BULGULAR: Katýlýmcýlarýn ölçeklerden aldýklarý ortalama puanlar incelendiðinde; bakým veren yükünün 31.90±15.56, kendine güvenli yaklaþýmýn 2.41±0.54, iyimser yaklaþýmýn 2.42±0.59, çaresiz yaklaþýmýn 1.49±0.63, boyun eðici yaklaþýmýn 1.64±0.49 ve sosyal destek arama yaklaþýmýnýn 1.79±0.66 olduðu saptandý. Ayrýca, primer bakým verici olanlarda, bakýma muhtaç bir baþka yakýný olanlarda ve kadýn bakým vericilerde bakým veren yükü daha yüksek bulundu (p<0.05). Katýlýmcýlarýn bakým veren yükleri ile kendine güvenli yaklaþým ve iyimser yaklaþým puanlarý arasýnda negatif yönde anlamlý orta düzeyde bir iliþki, çaresiz yaklaþým ve boyun eðici yaklaþýmlarý arasýnda pozitif yönde anlamlý orta düzeyde bir iliþki bulundu.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Nörolojik sorunu olan hastaya bakým veren kiþilerin, bakým veren yükleri arttýkça kendine güvenli ve iyimser yaklaþýmlarý kullanma durumlarýnýn azaldýðý, çaresiz ve boyun eðici yaklaþýmlarý kullanma durumlarýnýn arttýðý; primer bakým verenlerin, bakýma muhtaç baþka yakýný olanlarýn ve kadýn olanlarýn bakým veren yüklerinin daha yüksek olduðu söylenebilir.