Profese online 2011, 4(1):29-32 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2011.007

Burden assessment and quality of life of family in palliative care

Radka Šerfelová
Department of Nursing, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University, Bratislava, Bratislava

Aim: Author concerns in work assessment burden and quality of life of family in providing care to dying relative.

Methods: For research author used standardized questionnaires Caregiver Strain Index (Robinson, 1983, ¬p. ¬343-348), Caregiver Quality of Life Index - Cancer (Weitzner & McMillan, 1999, p. 55-63) and FAMCARE (Kristjanson et al, 1993, p. 693-701). This research included the sample size of 100 respondents, who provide palliative care.

Results: Following analyses receives entry author found out, significant statistical differences of the gender of the caregiver, in physiologic and emotional aspects. We didn't find significant statistical differences in the burden of a caregiver. The results of correlation analysis confirm, that burden influence quality of life, but relationship between quality of life and satisfaction with palliative care is not important.

Conclusion: Caregiver burden assessment and also quality of life assessment can prevent development of burnout syndrome.

Keywords: burden, quality of life, satisfaction, family, palliative care

Published: April 2011  Show citation

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Šerfelová, R. (2011). Burden assessment and quality of life of family in palliative care. Profese Online, 4(1), 29-32. doi: 10.5507/pol.2011.007
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