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ArticleInternational journal of nursing sciences2020

Caregiver burden: A concept analysis.

Zhu Liu, Catrina Heffernan, Jie Tan

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Article in International journal of nursing sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 346 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Zhu LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, China.
Catrina HeffernanDepartment of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences, Institute of Technology Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Jie TanDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, Sichuan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCaregiver burden is used frequently within the nursing literature. It has not yet been clearly defined as there are different opinions regarding this concept. The purpose of this paper is to provide clarity surrounding the concept caregiver burden.

methodsAn electronic search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition and Academic Search Complete (ASC) of EBSCO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Google Scholar were searched with a limit of 10 years and published in the English or Chinese language. The paper adopted the framework by Walker and Avant. The attributes, antecedents, consequences and uses of the concept were identified.

resultsAt total of 33 articles were included. The three attributes of caregiver burden were identified as self-perception, multifaceted strain, and over time. The antecedents included insufficient financial resources, multiple responsibility conflict, lack of social activities. The consequences of caregiver burden resulted in negative change which included decreased care provision, decrease in quality of life, physical and psychological health deterioration.

conclusionA definition of caregiver burden was developed. Tools to measure caregiver burden were identified. The findings from this analysis can be used in nursing practice, nursing education, research and administration.

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BurdenCaregiversCost of illnessHome nursingMental healthQuality of life

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