@misc{10481/88034,
year = {2019},
month = {2},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/88034},
abstract = {Purpose: To determine the profile of the main informal caregivers, evolution of the caregiver burden and influencing factors of caregiver burden at 1-year after hip fracture surgery.
Methods: In this prospective cohort study, a total of 172 informal caregivers of patients were interviewed during one year following hip fracture surgery in a regional hospital. The perceived caregiver burden was assessed using the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI, 0-13 points).
Results: The median (Q1-Q3) age of the 172 caregivers was 54 (47-65) years, of which 133 (77%) were woman and 94 (55%) were daughters of the patient. 79 of the 172 (46%) caregivers perceived a high level of burden (CSI ≥ 7 points) at the hospital. The corresponding CSI-data for 1-month, 3-months and 1-Year were 87 (51%), 61 (35%) and 45 (26%). A low pre-fracture functional status, post-surgery complications, older age of patients and younger age of caregivers influence caregiver burden at 1-year.
Conclusions: The profile of the main caregiver of hip fracture is a woman of middle age and is the daughter of the patient. The perceived caregiver burden decreased from 1-month to 1- year. More efforts are needed to avoid post-surgical complications in order to prevent caregiver burden at 1-year.
Key},
publisher = {Taylor & Francis},
keywords = {Caregiver burden},
keywords = {Hip fracture},
keywords = {Influence factors},
title = {High perceived caregiver burden for relatives of patients following hip fracture surgery},
doi = {10.1080/09638288.2017.1390612},
author = {Ariza Vega, María Patrocinio and Ortiz Piña, Mariana Elizabeth and Tange Kristensen, Morten and Castellote Caballero, Yolanda and Jiménez Moleón, José Juan},
}