Care Giver’s Needs in the Process of Cancer Recovery

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Bino Thomas ◽  
Marie M Nympha

Goals of work: The aim of the study is to explore the psychosocial needs of persons taking care of family members suffering from cancer. Materials & Methods: An Sixty care-givers participated in the cross sectional study. An interview schedule was used. The care recipients had heterogeneous cancer diagnosis and were hospitalized for at least a month. Main Result: Their Financial needs were the highest followed by informational needs, family needs, personal needs, social needs, psychological needs and spiritual needs. It is in contrast to their studies from the west where psychological need was supreme. Conclusions: The findings pave way for the development of comprehensive psychosocial care programs for the care-givers. Keywords: Cancer-oncology, caregiver

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Cadavid Lina Fernanda Martínez ◽  
Acosta Diana Marcela Gutiérrez ◽  
Montilla Luis Alexander Lovera

Objective: To determine the needs and level of coping in siblings of people with Down Syndrome. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out in 2016. Sample consisted of 30 siblings of people with Down Syndrome between 6 and 60 years old. Using non-probability convenience sampling. Two instruments were used to collect the information: a) a validated sociodemographic and needs survey of the siblings, designed by the authors, and b). Callista Roy adaptation and coping survey validated. Results: 60% of the siblings report not having felt judged by other people when presenting their brother/sister with Down syndrome. 73.3% of the siblings did not receive information about Down Syndrome from a nursing professional, the need to strengthen the nursing care provided to the siblings of people with disabilities in this regard is evident. 53.3% of these present a medium level of coping with respect to the condition of having a brother with Down syndrome. Conclusion: Identified needs were: time needs, affective needs, family needs, social needs, economic and access to information needs. Highlighting these needs allows the nursing professional to identify and consider the siblings of people with Down Syndrome have different needs than the rest of the family nucleus. Where interventions aimed at reducing the harmful effects and enhancing those characteristics of gain related with having a brother with Down Syndrome.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (28) ◽  
pp. 2484-2488
Author(s):  
Umesh G ◽  
Asokan T.V. ◽  
Roselin V ◽  
Sri Santhanakrishnan V V

BACKGROUND Stigma experienced by caregivers of patients with mental illnesses remains unnoticed. This study was conducted to evaluate the stigma perceived by the care givers of patients with various mental illnesses and the factors associated with stigma. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among the care givers of patients with mental illnesses who accompanied the patients to the outpatient department (OPD) of Psychiatry in Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, from January 2017 to March 2017. A total of hundred care givers were included in the study. All care givers aged between 18 - 50 years of age in both sexes were included in the study. Care givers of substance abuse cases were excluded from the study. A total of hundred care givers with fifty care givers of neurosis patients and another fifty care givers of psychosis were included in the study. Family interview schedule (FIS) stigma scale was used to assess the stigma perceived by care givers. Data was entered in Microsoft excel and data analysis was done using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 17. RESULTS Mean perceived stigma score was 12.27 ± 9.43. High, low and zero stigma was noted among 44 %, 36 % and 20 % of care givers, respectively. Also, it was found that care givers of psychosis patients had more stigma than the care givers of neurosis patients (P = 0.0008). Statistically significant association was found between patient’s duration of illness (P = 0.003), patient’s diagnosis (P = 0.000) and care givers burden (P = 0.000) with severity of stigma perceived by the care givers. CONCLUSIONS Proportion of stigma prevailing among the care givers is high and it depicts only the cases which were reported to the health care center, whereas a larger proportion of cases remains not seeking the health care. An early intervention by conducting routine assessments of the mental status of caregivers is necessary. KEYWORDS Stigma, Care Givers, Mental Illnesses, Family Interview Schedule


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Ferreira de Almeida Piuchi ◽  
Claudia Barleta ◽  
Juliana Monte Real

Objetivo: analisar a violência de gênero sofrida pelas mulheres usuárias do Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e Drogas. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, de corte transversal, com 30 mulheres atendidas pelo CAPS AD, que estavam ativas no sistema Registro das Ações Ambulatoriais de Saúde e responderam a um questionário estruturado. Analisaram-se os dados empregando a estatística não paramétrica. Resultados: apresenta-se, pelas mulheres pesquisadas, índice de violência elevada em relação à média nacional. Detalha-se que os fatores que apareceram como agravantes foram raça/cor, escolaridade e moradia, as maiores vítimas: mulheres negras e de escolaridade baixa. Conclusão: agrava-se, pelos fatores sociais, a violência praticada contra as mulheres pesquisadas. Mostra-se, para os agravantes, a necessidade de se incluir discussões nas políticas de combate à violência. Revela-se que o número de denúncia é baixo, assim como a procura por serviços de saúde. Descritores: Violência de Gênero; Saúde mental; Uso de Drogas; CAPS AD; Saúde Pública; Violência contra Mulheres.AbstractObjective: to analyze the gender violence suffered by women, users of the Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Drugs. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study of 30 women treated at CAPS AD, who were active in the Outpatient Health Actions Registry system and answered a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using nonparametric statistics. Results: the surveyed women presented a high level of violence in relation to the national average. It is noted that the factors that appeared as aggravating factors were race / color, education and housing, the biggest victims: black women and low education. Conclusion: the violence against women surveyed is aggravated by social factors. For the aggravating factors, the need to include discussions in the policies to combat violence is shown. The number of complaints is low, as is the demand for health services. Descriptors: Gender Violence; Mental Health; Drug Use; CAPS AD; Public Health; Violence Against Women.ResumenObjetivo: analizar la violencia de género que sufren las mujeres usuarias del Centro de Atención Psicosocial de Alcohol y Drogas. Método: este es un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal con 30 mujeres atendidas por CAPS AD, que estaban activas en el sistema de Registro de Acciones de Salud Ambulatoria y respondieron un cuestionario estructurado. Los datos se analizaron mediante la estadística no paramétrica. Resultados: las mujeres encuestadas presentaron un alto nivel de violencia en relación con el promedio nacional. Cabe señalar que los factores que aparecieron como factores agravantes fueron la raza / color, la educación y la vivienda, las principales víctimas: las mujeres negras y de baja educación. Conclusión: la violencia contra las mujeres encuestadas se ve agravada por factores sociales. Para los factores agravantes, se muestra la necesidad de incluir discusiones en las políticas para combatir la violencia. El número de quejas es bajo, al igual que la demanda de servicios de salud. Descriptores: Violencia de Género; Salud Mental; Uso de Drogas; CAPS AD; Salud Pública; Violencia Contra la Mujer.


KYAMC Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 602-609
Author(s):  
Nasim Jahan ◽  
Mohammad Muntasir Maruf ◽  
Md Faruk Hossain ◽  
Md Waziul Alam Chowdhury ◽  
Anwara Begum

Substance misuse is usually associated with poorer psychiatric medication adherence among mentally ill patients. Identifying proportion & predictors of medication adherence among patients with dual psychiatric and substance misuse problems is important because poor adherence is associated with relapse and re-hospitalization. This study was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted among the patients dually diagnosed with psychiatric and substance use disorders attending OPD in a tertiary care hospital of Dhaka city, during the period from May 2013 to November 2013. The main objective of the study was to explore the proportion of psychotropic medication adherence among the respondents who were on such medication for at least last 6 months (N=151). Respondents were selected purposefully. An informed consent was taken from the patients or care givers and data were collected using the questionnaire designed by the researcher based on Factors Influencing Neuroleptic Medication Taking Scale (FNIMTS). Diagnoses were done previously according to DSM-IV TR by psychiatrist appointed in inpatient and outpatient department. Questionnaire was filled up by the researcher by interviewing the patients and attending care givers as needed. Over half of the respondents (57.0%) admitted they had missed taking their medications on more than one occasion in the week prior to the interview. Thus this study found the proportion of medication adherence to be 43% among the respondents.KYAMC Journal Vol. 6, No.-2, Jan 2016, Page 602-609


Author(s):  
Javier Sevil-Serrano ◽  
Ángel Abós ◽  
Sergio Diloy-Peña ◽  
Pedro L. Egea ◽  
Luis García-González

The coach is one of the most influential agents in the sport commitment of youth players. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), numerous studies have examined the influence of the coach’s autonomy-supportive behaviours on athletes’ motivation. However, fewer studies have examined the influence of the coach’s controlling behaviours. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the influence of young soccer players’ perception of their coach’s autonomy-supportive and controlling behaviours on the satisfaction and frustration of their basic psychological needs (BPN) and sport commitment. A total of 203 soccer players (86% boys), aged 10–19 years (M = 14.88; SD = 1.54) participated. Coach autonomy support positively predicted BPN satisfaction which, in turn, positively explained sport commitment. Coach intimidation behaviours positively predicted BPN frustration, which, in turn, negatively explained sport commitment. In cross-relationships, autonomy support negatively explained BPN frustration, while intimidation behaviours and the controlling use of rewards negatively predicted BPN satisfaction. To conclude, these results suggest that it is important for the coach not only to support autonomy, but also to avoid the use of controlling behaviours, especially intimidation and controlling use of rewards, because of their influence on the motivational processes and sport commitment of youth soccer players.


Author(s):  
Dandara Almeida Reis da Almeida Reis da Silva ◽  
Ludmila Santana de Almeida ◽  
Livia Lugarinho Correa ◽  
Rodrigo Fernandes Weyll Pimentel ◽  
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ◽  
...  

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with a greater risk of morbimortality. Ob-jective: To estimate the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and associated factors in patients of a Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) in the city of Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study set at CAPS in the city of Salvador-Bahia, between August 2019 and February 2020. MS was evaluated according to the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III. In addition to descriptive statistics, gross and adjusted prevalence ratios were described. Results: MS was found in 100 (35.2%) individuals, 116 (40.9%) were obese and 165 (58.1%) had increased waist circumference. Polypharmacy was identified in 63 (22.3%) patients and 243 (85.9%) used antipsychotics. In the gross evaluation, the female (PR = 1.88; 95% CI: 1.35-2.63) and the use of antidepressants (PR = 1.41; 95%CI: 1.05-1.88) were associated with MS. After logistic re-gression, depression (PR = 1.86; 95%CI: 1.38-2.51), acanthosis (PR = 1.50; 95%CI: 1.18 - 1.90), use of antipsychotics (PR = 1.88; 95%CI: 1.13 - 2.75) and the hypertriglyceremic waist (PR = 3.33; 95%CI: 2.48- 4.46) were associated with MS. Conclusion: The prevalence of MS alerts to multimorbidity among individuals with mental disorders and the need for clinical screening.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-316
Author(s):  
R V Mohite ◽  
V R Mohite ◽  
S V Kakade

Background : Breast feeding, the most natural way of infant feeding to satisfy nutritional, metabolic and psychological needs of the baby. Objectives : To assess the knowledge of breast feeding among primi- gravida mothers attending ante-natal clinic and to determine the association between socio-demographic variables with their knowledge. Materials and Methods : Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted at Ante-natal clinic of Krishna Hospital and Medical Research Center, Karad district Satara. Pre-tested structured proforma used to collect information from 590 married primi gravid mothers attending anti-natal clinic during study period by utilizing personal interview method. Statistical Analysis : socio-demographic frequency percentage distribution, knowledge scoreing and statistical association was analysed by using chi-square test. Results: Out of 590 primi gravida mothers,59.66% showed fair quality of knowledge about breast feeding. knowledge about rooming in, family support for breast feeding & burping after breast feeding  was 97.7%, 95.4% , 93.5% however weaning, colostrums feed, hazards of bottle feeding and prelactal food was 84%, 82.7%,75.5% and 54% respectively. Statistical association was existed between age, education, religion, socio-economic status & occupation of respondents with their knowledge about breast feeding (?2=151.52, p < 0.0001*; ?2=211.27,p<0.0001*; ?2=133.91,p < 0.0001*; ?2=35.59,p < 0.0001* and    ?2=131.04,p<0.0001*) respectively. Conclusion: knowledge of breast feeding among primi gravida mothers attending ANC clinic was of fair in quality. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12603 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 04 Oct’12


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