Caregiving Burden Factors Affecting Quality of Life Amongst Cancers End Stage Patients in Nakhonpathom Province

Abstract

          This thesis endeavors to determine the relationship between care-giving Burden factors and quality of life amongst caregivers of end stage cancers patients at in Nakhon-Pathom province, as well as to frame predictive equation for quality of life on the basic of care-giving burden factors. These care-giving burden factors are as follows: personal strain, privacy conflict, guilt, and uncertain attitude. Investigated were 50 cancers end stage patient caregivers who were selected using stratified random sampling by interview from the sample population of end stage cancers patients who had caregivers. The instruments used for data collection consisted of a Demographic data recording from, care-giving burden questionnaire of Steven H. Zarit and Judy M. Zarit, and WHOQOL - BREF -THAI. The data was analyzed by applying Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient. The findings were as follows:

          The total quality of life decrease when: the caregiver had more score of questionnaire; Do you feel that your relative asks for more help than they needs, Do you feel that your health has suffered because of your involvement with your relative, (A16). DO you feel can not be careing patient, moderate care level. An dministrator with stress have inadequate difficulty in bringing the patient to the hospital. The family members took participation in the family will be development next research.