Frequency and Associated Factors for Care Giving among Elderly Patients Visiting a Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Qidwai, Waris; Rauf, Mohammad Uzair Abdul; Sakina, Seema; Hamid, Ayesha; Ishaque, Sidra; Ashfaq, Tabinda

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025873

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“…Research shows that effective utilization of the quadrant system entails extensive data collection, ideally with numerous data items collected in all four categories at each and every patient visit. 3 – 5 This accumulation of data not only aids the early diagnosis of COPD but also enables accurate assessment of the factors contributing to any given patient’s disease development and progression. This assessment, in turn, aids the selection of an appropriate course of treatment, which varies significantly from one patient to the next.…”

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Electronic health records and improved nursing management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Liu¹,

Zou²,

Huang³

et al. 2015

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This paper identifies evolving trends in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and recommends the integration of nursing strategies in COPD management via widespread implementation of electronic health records. COPD is a complex lung disease with diverse origins, both physical and behavioral, manifested in a wide range of symptoms that further increase the patient’s risk for comorbidities. Early diagnosis and effective management of COPD require monitoring of a dizzying array of COPD symptoms over extended periods of time, and nurses are especially well positioned to manage potential progressions of COPD, as frontline health care providers who obtain, record, and organize patient data. Developments in medical technology greatly aid nursing management of COPD, from the deployment of spirometry as a diagnostic tool at the family practice level to newly approved treatment options, including non-nicotine pharmacotherapies that reduce the cravings associated with tobacco withdrawal. Among new medical technologies, electronic health records have proven particularly advantageous in the management of COPD, enabling providers to gather, maintain, and reference more patient data than has ever been possible before. Thus, consistent and widespread implementation of electronic health records facilitates the coordination of diverse treatment strategies, resulting in increased positive health outcomes for patients with COPD.

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Electronic health records and improved nursing management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Huang³

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“…There is a tremendous burden on the caregivers to support elderly individuals with their physical, psychological, financial and spiritual needs. 1 The caregivers of elderly individuals may come across many problems while managing them. Time management, emotional strains, physical strains, privacy problems, financial burdens, helplessness, depression, loneliness, and sleep deprivation are some issues.…”

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Impact of Sleep Deprivation and Coping Abilities on The Psychological Adjustment of Caregivers of The Elderly

Naz

Ghumman

Shabbir

2022

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Objective: To examine the impact of sleep deprivation and coping abilities on the psychological adjustment of caregivers of elderly. Study Design: Cross sectional analytical study. Place and Duration: Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat Pakistan, from Jan to Jul 2018. Methodology: The caregivers of the elderly were recruited in the study with the caregiving experience of 6 months to 2 years. The respondents with any physical or psychological problems were excluded from the study. The sleep deprivation, coping and psychological adjustment were measured using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index, coping styles scale, scale of adjustment for adults respectively. Results: The data of 200 caregivers of the elderly was analyzed using structure equation modeling. The model fit was established with the p-value of <0.001. It was found that caregivers' sleep deprivation and coping abilities affected their psychological adjustments. The overall model confirmed that sleep deprivation and coping ability affected the psychological adjustment. The individual relationship between sleep deprivation predicted psychological adjustment with the value of regression estimate as 5.808 (p-value <0.001). Furthermore, the role of coping abilities on psychological adjustment had a regression value of 0.151 (p-value 0.7013). Conclusion: The sleep deprivation affected the psychological adjustment of caregivers of the elderly, whereas the coping abilities did not affect the psychological adjustment.

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An assessment of informal caregivers' knowledge levels on daily and emergency care practices for the elderly: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Sari,

Adigüzel,

Demirbag

2024

Geriatric Nursing

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Frequency and Associated Factors for Care Giving among Elderly Patients Visiting a Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Electronic health records and improved nursing management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Electronic health records and improved nursing management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Impact of Sleep Deprivation and Coping Abilities on The Psychological Adjustment of Caregivers of The Elderly

An assessment of informal caregivers' knowledge levels on daily and emergency care practices for the elderly: A descriptive cross-sectional study

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