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Burden of Care among Caregivers of Aging Patient with Parkinson’s Disease

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Community health nursing

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Background: Parkinson's Disease is a progressive disease so patients require more assistance in everyday life which increase caregivers' burden. Aim: This study aimed to assess burden of care among caregivers of aging patient with Parkinson's disease. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at the Neurological outpatient clinic of Benha University Hospital and Benha Teaching Hospital. Sample: Simple random sample which included 218 aging patient with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers. Tools: Two tools were used in this study: Tool 1: Structured interviewing questionnaire to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the studied aging patient with Parkinson's disease and socio- demographic characteristics of caregivers, also their knowledge and their reported practice for the aging patient with Parkinson's disease. Tool 2: Burden level of caregivers regarding care of aging patient with Parkinson's disease. Results: 58.7% of studied aging patients were male and 43.1% of them aged from 60 to less than 70 years old, while; 61.9% of studied caregivers were female and age 42.7% of then aged from 40 to less than 50 years old. In addition, 63.8% of studied caregivers had poor total knowledge level, while had regular total reported practices regarding care of aging patient with PD. Moreover; 61.9% of them had high total burden level. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant relation between total burden level and total practices among studied caregivers (P<0.001). Recommendations: Health educational program should be developed and implemented for patients with Parkinson disease and their caregivers to improve, updated knowledge and practices and reduce burden level.

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10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310618

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Aging patient, Burden of Care, caregivers, Parkinson’s disease

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Said Sayed Ahmed

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Nursing Specialist at Neurosurgery Hospital, in Shbein-Elkom, Egypt

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Ebtisam

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Mohamed Abd-ElAall

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Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University

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Wafaa

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Atta Mohamed

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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University.

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4

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2

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42195

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2023-07-01

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2023-08-01

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2023-07-01

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793

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808

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2682-3934

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2735-5802

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Scientific peer reviewed journal

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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https://jnsbu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Burden of Care among Caregivers of Aging Patient with Parkinson’s Disease

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28 Dec 2024