scholarly journals Depression, anxiety and quality of life in stroke survivors and their family caregivers: A pilot study using an actor/partner interdependence model

10.19082/4924 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 4924-4933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaw Wan-Fei ◽  
Syed Tajuddin Syed Hassan ◽  
Lye Munn Sann ◽  
Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail ◽  
Rosna Abdul Raman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model

scholarly journals Effect of a tailored multidimensional intervention on the care burden among family caregivers of stroke survivors: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e041637
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ahmed Elsheikh ◽  
Michiko Moriyama ◽  
Md Moshiur Rahman ◽  
Mayumi Kako ◽  
Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Perceived Needs

IntroductionCaring for stroke survivors creates high levels of care burden among family caregivers. Previous initiatives at alleviating the care burden have been unsuccessful. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effect of a tailored multidimensional intervention on the care burden among family caregivers of stroke survivors. Based on the perceived needs of family caregivers, this intervention takes into account scientific recommendations to combine three different approaches: skill-building, psychoeducation and peer support.Methods and analysisUsing a prospective, randomised, open-label, parallel-group design, 110 family caregivers will be enrolled from Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt between December 2019 and May 2020, and randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. The tailored multidimensional intervention will be administered for 6 months, including three home visits, six home-based telephone calls and one peer support session. The primary outcome is the care burden as measured using the Zarit Burden Interview. Secondary outcomes include changes in the family caregivers’ perceived needs (Family Needs Questionnaire-Revised), coping strategies (Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) and quality of life (WHO Quality of Life-BREF). Outcomes evaluation will be conducted at baseline (T0), month 3 (T1) and month 6 (T2). Independent t-test will be performed to compare the mean values of study variables between the two groups at both T1 and T2. After adjusting for confounding variables, analysis of covariance will be used to assess the effect of the intervention. In addition, repeated measures analysis of variance will be conducted to assess changes in effect over time.Ethics and disseminationThis study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt (P.0195). The results will be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal, and findings will be disseminated at the local and international levels.Trial registration numberNCT04211662.

Abstract TMP49: Depressive Symptoms After Stroke are Linked Longitudinally between Stroke Survivors and Their Family Caregivers

Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David L Roth ◽  
Orla C Sheehan ◽  
Jin Huang ◽  
J. D Rhodes ◽  
Suzanne E Judd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stroke Survivor ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Clinically Significant

Background: Multiple previous investigations have documented persistent elevations in depressive symptoms after stroke for stroke survivors and for family caregivers. However, relatively few studies have examined both groups simultaneously, and none have tested for possible predictive linkages in longitudinal analyses. Methods: We collected interview data from 248 stroke survivors and their primary family caregivers who were enrolled in the Caring for Adults Recovering from the Effects of Stroke (CARES) project. CARES is an ancillary study to the national REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. Stroke survivors and caregivers were interviewed at 9-, 18-, 27- and 36-months after an adjudicated stroke event. Measures administered to both groups included the 20-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD) and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) of health-related quality of life. Cross-lagged panel analyses were used to investigate linkages between stroke survivors and caregivers over time on these measures. Results: Clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms, as defined by a score of 16 or more on the CESD, were found for 17.0% of the stroke survivors and 13.7% of the caregivers at 9-months after stroke. Longitudinal models revealed that high stroke survivor depressive symptoms at 9-months post-stroke predicted increases in caregiver depressive symptoms at 18-months post-stroke (standardized adjusted regression coefficient = 0.18, p = 0.003). No longitudinal predictive effects were found for caregiver depressive symptoms on stroke survivor outcomes or for the SF-12 measures. Conclusions: Clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms were relatively rare 9-months after stroke in this population-based sample of stroke survivors and family caregivers. Stroke survivor depressive symptoms longitudinally predict caregiver depressive symptoms, but caregiver well-being was not found to longitudinally predict stroke survivor depression or quality of life. Treating elevated depressive symptoms in stroke survivors may also improve caregiver well-being.

Symptom Assessment of Patients with Advanced Cancer and AIDS and Their Family Caregivers: The Results of a Quality-of-Life Pilot Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 350-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Witt Sherman ◽  
Xiang Y. Ye ◽  
Christina Beyer McSherry ◽  
Valerie Parkas ◽  
Miriam Calabrese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Symptom Assessment

Health-related quality of life in the family caregivers of stroke survivors

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangkun Chen ◽  
Jinyan Lu ◽  
Ka Sing Wong ◽  
Vincent C.T. Mok ◽  
Gabor S. Ungvari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
The Family ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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