Factors Related to Spiritual Well-Being among Caregivers of Elderly with Chronic Illness in Community
Keywords:
Spiritual well-being, Caregivers, Elderly with chronic illnessAbstract
Spiritual well-being among caregivers of elderly with chronic illness is essential element of holistic care. This research aimed to study level of spiritual well-being of caregivers and factors related to spiritual well-being among caregivers of elderly with chronic Illness in community. Ninety-two family caregivers of elderly with chronic illness in Bo Yai Subdistrict, Borabue district, Mahasarakham province were recruited in the study by using the simple random technique. Research instruments consisted of 7 parts: 1) Demographic Data Questionnaire of Caregivers and Elderly with Chronic Illness, 2) The Barthel of Activities of Daily Living Index, 3) The Caregiver and Patient Relationship Interview Form, 4) The Social Support Interview Form, 5) The Zarit Burden Interview Form, 6) The Religious Activities Interview Form and 7) The Spiritual Well-Being of Caregiver Interview Form. The Caregiver and Patient Relationship Interview Form, The Social Support Interview Form, The Zarit Burden Interview Form, The Religious Activities Interview Form and The Spiritual Well-Being of Caregiver Interview Form, reliability coefficients of these five instruments were .95, .96, .97, .90, and .95 respectively. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze data.
The results revealed that level of spiritual well-being among caregivers of elderly with chronic illness in community was rated at a high level (M=81.88, SD=7.69). Factors that correlated with spiritual well-being among caregivers with chronic illness in community were the social support of caregiver (r = .711, p < .01), the caregiver burden
(r = -.663, p < .01), the religious activity of caregiver (r = .566, p < .01), the caregiver and patient relationship (r = .367, p < .01) and activities of daily living of elderly with chronic illness (r = .336, p < .01).
In conclusion, this study provided body of knowledge about the spiritual well-being among caregivers of elderly with chronic illness in community. the findings suggest that nurses and healthcare providers may apply these results to serve as baseline data for development of interventions aimed at enhancing spiritual well-being among caregivers of elderly with chronic illness through promoting social support, religious activity, caregiver and patient relationship, activities of daily living of elderly with chronic illness and aware of burden as perceived by these caregivers.
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