Factors Associated with Caregiver Burden in Palliative Care

Abstract

Purpose : To determine characteristics associated withcaregiver burden of palliative caregiver in Palliative care clinic, Kasetwisai Hospital,Roi-Et.

Study design : Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Materials and Methods : 102 of palliative caregivers enrolled to palliative care clinic of Kasetwisai Hospital,Roi-Et. betweenMay, 2020 - June, 2020. We collected information of caregiver and patient characteristics. The caregiver burden was assessed by using the Zarit  Burden Interview (ZBI)-Thaiquestionnaires. Data analyzed were descriptive statistic to show frequency and percent. Factor associated with caregiver burden analyzed by Chi-squared test, significant level set at less than.05.

Main findings : There are 102 palliative caregivers.  Mean age was 46.4 ±11.5 years, 69.6% were women, 67.7% were married status, 52.0% were primary education, 53.9% were agriculturist and 57.8% were offspring. In palliative patient, mean age was 68.4± 12.5 years, 60.8% were woman and the most  were non- malignancy patients(60.8%). Caregiver burden assessment, mean caregiver burden score was 23.2±12.8scores. The most caregiver burdenscale were mild to moderate of  burden level (47.0%). Factors associated with caregiver burden were caregiver who hadn’t secondary caregiver (p=.014) and non-malignant palliative patient (p= .049)

Conclusion and recommendations : In palliative care. Caregiver who hadn’t secondary caregiver and caregiver who cared non-malignant palliative patient were associated with caregiver burden.