Health Care : Current Reviews

Maruf FA

Publications

• Research Article
  Burden, Health And Quality Of Life Of Nigerian Stroke Caregivers
  Author(s): Akosile Christopher Olusanjo, Okoye EC, Adegoke BOA, Mbada CE, Maruf FA and Okeke IAAkosile Christopher Olusanjo, Okoye EC, Adegoke BOA, Mbada CE, Maruf FA and Okeke IA
  
  Abstract Caring for a stroke survivor could become burdensome and may negatively affect the caregiver’s health and quality of life (QOL). Studies from African populations depicting the relationship between burden of caregiving and the health and QOL of the caregivers are rather rare. The level of burden of caring for stroke survivors among informal stroke caregivers in Nigeria and its relationships to their QOL and its components was investigated in this study. This was a secondary analysis of data from a descriptive cross-sectional survey of 91 (55 males, 36 females) volunteer caregivers of stroke survivors recruited from purposively sampled tertiary health facilities in South-Eastern Nigeria. The Carers’ Strain Index and the Short Form 12-item Health Survey were used for estimating carers’ burden, and QOL and its components respectively. Data was analysed with fre.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/hccr.1000105

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