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Understanding Caregiver Stress in Cerebrovascular Accident: Insights from Primary Care Units

This study explores the experiences of caregivers of patients with cerebrovascular disease in 6 primary care units. The research delves into caregiver actions, feelings, motivations, and effects on health and social life, providing valuable insights for professional support. Results cover caregiving tasks, daily routines, emotional states, motivations, and health impacts. Recommendations include understanding caregiving effects, supporting caregivers, promoting home visit teams, and collaboration among institutions.

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Understanding Caregiver Stress in Cerebrovascular Accident: Insights from Primary Care Units

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  1. Stress in caregivers of cerebrovascular accident in 6 primary care units of Naresuan University Hospital T. Srisuwan, M. Intirad

  2. Background • It is well known that cerebrovascular accident (CVA) cause distress, especially to the family members closely involved with the patient. We need to understand the aspect of the condition which creates more distress for their families. These enable professional to give a better advice and a support for caregivers. And also, to prevent and alleviate the stress when ever it is possible.

  3. Objective • To study experience of Caregivers of patient with cerebrovascular disease in 6 primary care units of Naresuan University Hospital

  4. Method • Multiple method triangulation • Instrument • Field note • Voice recorder • Suanprung Stress test-20 • The Question for interview the caregivers

  5. Population • 5 Caregivers in 6 primary care units of NUH • Inclusion criteria • Caregiver of patient with cerebrovascular accident in 6 PCUs of NUH. • Excellent communicating with Thai language. • Not hire. • Caregivers and patient willing to do the interview. • Spend time more than 8.4hr/D to take care the patient. • Exclusion criteria • Caregivers who have a mood disorder or schizophrenia.

  6. Research Result

  7. Result • Our research involve about • What the caregiver do are • How long of caring in a day • How the caregiver feel • What the motivation is • Occupational effect • Health effect • Social effect • How to deal with stress • Hope

  8. What the caregiver do are • Cooking • Feeding • Clean up • Making money

  9. How long of caring in a day • Start at early morning • About 5-6 am • Morning and afternoon duty • 4 hrs. a day of resting

  10. How the caregiver feel • Tired • Responsibility • Angry • Feel like baby sister • Accustom in finally

  11. What the motivation is • Commitment • The must

  12. Occupational effect • Go to work late • Unemployment • Lost of income

  13. Health effect • Rest less • Weight lost • Stress • Sickness

  14. Social effect • Time less for socialize

  15. How to deal with stress • Religious doctrine • Do positive thinking • Drink alcohol • Do hobby

  16. Hope • Patient get well or better • Patient can take care themselves • Caregiver has good health

  17. suggestion

  18. suggestion • To help caregiver we should • Understand what effects of caring are • Help the caregiver deal with their problems • Encourage the caregiver • Develop home visit team • Reinforce the home visit team • Associate institute are work together

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