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| Title |
Caregiving tasks and caregiver burden; effects of an psycho-educational intervention in partners of patients with post-operative heart failure
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| Published in |
Heart & Lung, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2015.04.003 |
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| Authors |
Susanna Ågren, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma, Marie Louise A. Luttik |
| Abstract |
To evaluate the effects of a psycho-educational intervention on caregiver burden in partners of patients with postoperative heart failure. Since partners of cardiac surgery patients play a significant role in the patient's recovery, it is important to address their needs during hospitalization and after discharge. Forty-two patients with postoperative heart failure and their partners participated in a randomized controlled pilot study. Dyads in the intervention group received psycho-educational support from a multidisciplinary team. Dyads in the control group received usual care. No significant differences were found in the performance of caregiving tasks and perceived caregiver burden in the control versus the intervention group. A pilot study exploring the effects of a psycho-educational intervention in patients and their partners did not reveal significant effects with regard to reduced feelings of burden in partners. Alleviating caregiver burden in partners may need a more intense or specific approach. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 144 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 139 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Researcher | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 32 | 22% |
| Unknown | 43 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 17% |
| Psychology | 17 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Unknown | 41 | 28% |