Outcomes of family meeting to stress of End of life Caregiver in the community. Suwannaphum Roi Et Province

Abstract

Purpose :  to compare the stress of caregivers of End of life patients. Before and after family meeting

Design :  Qua-si experimental study

Materials and Methods : The sample was caregivers of End of life patients enrolled at Suwannaphum Hospital within 30 persons by specific selection. Instruments were a questionnaire to assess stress. Consisting of 2 parts: general information of the caregivers and the stress assessment questionnaires, which were examined by 3 experts. Confidence test by Cronbach's alpha method at 0.76. Collected through individual interviews between 15 February 2018-25, March 2018. Analyzed by descriptive statistics such as percentage, average, standard deviation and inferential statistics such as Paired t-test.

Main findings: After the intervention found that caregivers of end of life patients had a lower mean stress score compared to before the intervention (p<.001) with a lower mean stress score of 15.17 (95% Cl: 12.15 - 18.17).

Conclusion and recommendations: Therefore a complete palliative care unit should be established open daily all 24 hour part time service and no holidays. There are nurse on hand to provide services and Providing advice and assistance to relatives and patients when contacting quickly and in time. Nurses should provide care for caregivers of end of life patients who have passed the stress assessment and found that their self-esteem decreases after care of patients for a period of time by organizing activities for their caregivers, meet and talk to other relatives