Impact of nursing care initiatives on the knowledge level and perception of caregiving difficulties of family members providing home care to stroke patients
HEALTHMED, vol.6, no.8, pp.2681-2688, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 6 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2012
- Journal Name: HEALTHMED
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
- Page Numbers: pp.2681-2688
- Keywords: Stroke, Family Education, Patient Discharge, Telephone Communication, Nursing Care, Home-care Services, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, REHABILITATION, DISCHARGE, SURVIVORS, TURKEY, INTERVENTION, STRATEGIES, COMMUNITY, SERVICES, OUTCOMES
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objectives: Taking into account the difficulties of at-home care that caregivers of stroke patients face regularly, we conducted a prospective study usings pre-test and post-test control groups to evaluate the impact of training on the quality of proper care giving and related stress control capacity, as well as the impact of telephone follow-ups on the perception of care giving burden and the level of care giving knowledge.