Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Background/aim: Our aim is to determine the caregiver burden of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) patient's caregivers, and to determine whether there is a workday loss. Materials and methods: 252 COPD patients and their caregivers were included. Disease information of the patients were recorded and a questionnaire was applied. Socio-demographic characteristics of the caregivers were recorded and a questionnaire consisting of 24 questions including COPD disease, treatment and loss of working days, and the Zarit Scale were used. Results: 128(50.8%) of the patients according to GOLD were group-D, 97(38.5%) of the patient's relatives were working, 62(24.7%) were not able to go to work for 1-14 days, and 125(57.1%) spent outside the home from 1-14 nights, because those accompanied to patients. In univariate analysis were detected modified medical research council (mMRC) (p < 0.001), CAT (p < 0.001), the number of comorbidities of patients (p = 0.027), forced expiratory volume in 1 FEV1cc (p = 0.009), FEV1% (p < 0.001), the presence of long term oxygen therapy (LTOT), and the number of comorbidities of the patient's relatives (p = 0.06) increased the care load. In multiple linear regression analysis, age (p = 0.03), COPD assessment test (CAT) score (p = 0.001), FEV1% (
DOI
10.55730/1300-0144.5321
Keywords
Burden, caregiver, COPD
First Page
346
Last Page
353
Recommended Citation
BAHA, A, KÖKTÜRK, N, ŞAHİN, B. Ö, YILDIRIM, E, ÖZMEN, İ, GÜRGÜN, A, TOPÇU, A. F, AKPINAR, E. E, UYSAL, F. E, ŞEN, H. S, OGAN, N, ÖNDER, Y, DOĞAN, Ö. T, POLATLI, M, & BİNGÖL, Z (2022). The evaluation of disease awareness, caregiver burden, and workday loss in caregivers ofCOPD patients. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 52 (2): 346-353. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.5321
