TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of a multidisciplinary education course on the burden, healthliteracy and needs of family caregivers
AU - Cianfrocca, Claudia
AU - Caponnetto, Valeria
AU - Donati, Daniele
AU - Lancia, Loreto
AU - Tartaglini, Daniela
AU - Di Stasio, Enrico
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Chronic diseases are mostly managed by family caregivers that often face the“caregiver burden”. This studyaimed to understand whether a multidisciplinary theoretical-practical training course could influence theburden, health literacy and needs of caregivers. Seventy-six familial caregivers were asked to complete theCaregiver Burden Inventory-CBI, Caregiver Needs Assessment-CNA, and Health Literacy Questionnaire-HLQ,before and after the course. A significant decrease in CBI and an increase of CNA were observed. However, asignificantly higher rate of CBI decrease and a lower increase of CNA were detected in the neurological com-pared to the oncological group (p= 0.001). Moreover, the ability of the participants to look for andfind healthinformation significantly improved. The course contrasted caregivers' burden, increased their search for healthinformation, and revealed their requiring of training and emotional and social support. Caregiver educationplays a pivotal role in the management of chronic patients, enhancing the quality of life of both patients andcaregivers.
AB - Chronic diseases are mostly managed by family caregivers that often face the“caregiver burden”. This studyaimed to understand whether a multidisciplinary theoretical-practical training course could influence theburden, health literacy and needs of caregivers. Seventy-six familial caregivers were asked to complete theCaregiver Burden Inventory-CBI, Caregiver Needs Assessment-CNA, and Health Literacy Questionnaire-HLQ,before and after the course. A significant decrease in CBI and an increase of CNA were observed. However, asignificantly higher rate of CBI decrease and a lower increase of CNA were detected in the neurological com-pared to the oncological group (p= 0.001). Moreover, the ability of the participants to look for andfind healthinformation significantly improved. The course contrasted caregivers' burden, increased their search for healthinformation, and revealed their requiring of training and emotional and social support. Caregiver educationplays a pivotal role in the management of chronic patients, enhancing the quality of life of both patients andcaregivers.
KW - Caregiver burdenChronic diseaseTherapeutic educationHealth literacy
KW - Caregiver burdenChronic diseaseTherapeutic educationHealth literacy
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/135645
M3 - Article
SN - 0897-1897
SP - 100
EP - 106
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
ER -