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ArticleCureus2023

Stress in Caregivers of Stroke Patients During Rehabilitation: An Observational Study.

Gracia Sohkhlet, Kavita Thakur, Sudeep I David, Prerna Verma, Vallari Jadav, Johnson S, Deepu Palal, Nirankush Borah, Amitav Banerjee, Sandeep Nallapu

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gracia SohkhletDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Kavita ThakurDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Sudeep I DavidDepartment of Pharmacology, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Prerna VermaDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Vallari JadavDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Johnson SDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Deepu PalalDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Nirankush BorahDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Amitav BanerjeeDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Sandeep NallapuDepartment of Community Medicine, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, IND.
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre · INDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStroke causes a high burden of death and disability all over the world. The majority of stroke survivors continue to have difficulties, and their families must shoulder a considerable portion of the expenditures of ongoing rehabilitation and long-term care. In India, stroke rehabilitation is still underachieved due to various reasons leading to delay or incomplete recovery of the patients thus adding up more burden on the caregivers. Thus, studying the caregiver burden of stroke rehabilitation will help policymakers tackle this issue faced by our lower economically challenged citizens.

objectivesThe objective is to measure the perceived burden on caregivers during stroke rehabilitation. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The observational study was conducted by interviewing the stroke survivors' caregivers and visiting the physiotherapy OPD using the caregiver burden scale/questionnaire.

resultsThe study had 76 caregivers, 51.32% were women and 48.68% were men. The average age for caregivers was 42 years and 55 years for patients. The average duration of giving care was six months. The perceived caregiver burden score was low (mean-19.61) suggesting that not all assistance is associated with stress. The correlation of each burden measure with Modified Rankin Scale for disability is significantly correlated (r=0.7, P<0.0001). Further investigation revealed that caregivers had considerably higher levels of stress when the patient needed to exercise, walk or use the restroom. A low yearly income, a higher secondary education, and a small number of family members were shown to be connected with individuals who scored the highest on stress.

conclusionBased on this study, we conclude that people with low income residing in nuclear families require more support for caregiving during rehabilitation. We recommend that health and welfare policy measures be developed to lessen caregiver burden in order to improve caregivers' post-stroke experiences.

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burdencaregiverrehabilitationstressstroke

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