Krisnawati, Diana (2022) Gambaran Beban Family Caregiver Pasien Stroke Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kedungmundu Pada Masa Pandemi Covid – 19. Undergraduate thesis, Diponegoro University.

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Abstract

Disability that arises after stroke attack makes patients become very dependent on their families. Comprehensive and long-term care for stroke patients can create burdens for family caregivers including general burdens, isolation burdens, disappointment burdens, emotional burdens, and environmental burdens. The COVID-19 pandemic condition can be an additional factor in increasing the burden on family caregivers due to the lack of support and information in the patient care process. This study aims to identify the burden of family caregivers of stroke patients. This type of research is a descriptive survey research. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling technique with a sample of 89 people with inclusion criteria, the main caregiver family of stroke patients and directly involved in the care of stroke patients at least 2 hours/day, age > 18 years able to read and write. Collecting data using a Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS) questionnaire and Modified Barthel Index with univariate analysis. The results of this study indicate that most of the respondents are female (60.7%), the average age is 51 years old, spouse (69.7%), nuclear family (55.1%), elementary school (28.1%), employed (77.5%), income ≥ minimum wage (59.6%), married (93.3%), length of care for patients > 12 months (39.3%). In general, the majority of respondents have a low burden (61.8%), with the majority of respondents caring for patients in mild dependence (32.6%). This study concludes that most of the respondents feel a light burden. The value of each sub-variable is obtained, namely medium burden on general burden, disappointment, and low burden on isolation, emotional, environmental. Nurses are expected to be able to provide education, counseling, emotional support, skills training to reduce the burden felt by family caregivers of stroke patients.

Keywords: Burden, Family Caregiver, stroke
Bibliography: 125 (1996-2021)

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