Study on the care burden level and social support of Mild patient's main watchers
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2009.17.003
- VernacularTitle:维持性血液透析患者主要照顾者负荷水平和社会支持的相关性研究
- Author:
Ying-Ying ZHANG
1
;
Si-Hong YU
;
Hui-Min SUN
Author Information
1. 武汉大学中南医院
- Keywords:
MHD patients;
Main watcher;
Burden;
Social support
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2009;15(17):1609-1612
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the level of burden and social support and their correlation of main watcher of MHD patients.Methods Sixty-two patient caregivers were investigated with caregivers' burden scale and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS),.The results were statistically analysed.Results (1)Main caregivers' burden level was high,the mean score of the total burden was(54.71±20.322).Among the three dimensions of the care burden,the score of social function burden was little higher than psychological function,the score of physical function was the lowest .(2)Main caregivers of MHD patients had lower social support level comparing with the normal people;And the total score is(31.44±9.623);Among the three dimensions of the social support,the score of subjective support is highest,the score of social support utilization was in the centre,and the score of objective support was the lowest.(3)Main caregivers' of MHD patients care burden level was found negatively correlated with their social support(P ＜0.01);Social function burden,psychological function burden,physical function burden were found significantly negatively correlated with subjective support (P ＜0.01);Social function burden was also found significantly negatively correlated with social support utilization(P ＜0.05).Conclusions Main caregivers of MHD patients should attracted wide attention from society,relative medical institution should take effective measures to raise the level of their social support and decrease their burden..
