Understanding the Burden Experienced by Caregivers of Older Adults Who Use a Powered Wheelchair: A Cross-Sectional Study

Rushton, Paula W.; Labbé, Delphine; Demers, Louise; Miller, William C.; Kirby, R. Lee

doi:10.1177/2333721417703736

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“…A recent study showed patients’ wheelchair usage increases the psychological burden for the caregivers. 29 Also, we showed a non-significant positive correlation between the caregivers’ age and caregivers’ stress which was also reported in a recent study. 30 …”

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confidence: 82%

Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Alsaedi

Almalki

Alqurashi

et al. 2022

DMSO

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Background Diabetes mellitus type II (T2D) is a chronic condition that requires significant change in the family behavior and is associated with psychosocial conflicts for both patients and their family environment. The aim of this study is to assess burnout among relatives caring for patients with T2D. Methods This cross-sectional study with random sampling was conducted on 501 caregivers of patients with T2D between April and September 2021 at Prince Mansour armed forces hospital in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. Data collection tool was a modified version of the caregiver stress self-assessment questionnaire. Data analysis was then carried out using t -test and chi-square test (SPSS v20). Results The mean patient age was 64.4+12.0 years, female predominant with longstanding T2D. Metformin was the most prescribed T2D medication. The caregivers’ mean age was 34.9+12.4 years, male predominant, and around 45% of them report low level of education and income; 63.9% of the caregivers report little to no stress. Compared with caregivers with mild/moderate stress and moderate/severe stress, caregivers with little to no stress were more likely to be younger in age (P <0.001), male (P = 0.464), single (P = 0.035), patient’s offspring (P = 0.490), caring for T2D patients with younger age (P = 0.058) and shorter T2D duration (P = 0.074), patients who were less likely to use a wheelchair (P = 0.008), patients who were less likely to be prescribed a complex insulin regimen and with better glycemic control parameters (both P >0.05), and patients with higher HDL level (P = 0.037). Conclusion There were no correlations between the caregivers’ levels of stress and the T2D patients’ HbA1c levels. There was a significant positive correlation between a caregiver’s stress score and the caregiver’s age. Future studies are needed to assess other caregivers’ parameters and their relation to metabolic control of T2D patients.

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confidence: 82%

Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Alsaedi

Almalki

Alqurashi

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“…To date, 53 instruments have been mentioned and used to provide an AT outcome measure assessment ( Multimedia Appendix 2 [ 20 - 66 ]). In addition, 3 ad hoc questionnaires and an ad hoc interview were used.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition to assessing capacity (as in Wheelchair Skills Test; WST), the WST-Q assesses confidence and performance (what wheelchair users do and how they do it). In the reviewed articles, it was administered to patients and their informal caregivers [ 20 , 21 ]. With regard to patients, the studies showed that it is an effective way to evaluate variation in 32 power mobility skills (eg, the capability of putting on brakes, propelling a straight distance, and performing a reaching task from their wheelchair) in all power mobility AP users [ 22 ].…”

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Available Assistive Technology Outcome Measures: Systematic Review

Borgnis,

Desideri,

Converti

et al. 2023

JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol

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Background The World Health Organization claimed that measuring outcomes is necessary to understand the benefits of assistive technology (AT) and create evidence-based policies and systems to ensure universal access to it. In clinical practice, there is an increasing need for standardized methods to track AT interventions using outcome assessments. Objective This review provides an overview of the available outcome measures that can be used at the follow-up stage of any AT intervention and integrated into daily clinical or service practice. Methods We systematically searched for original manuscripts regarding available and used AT outcome measures by searching for titles and abstracts in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases up to March 2023. Results We analyzed 955 articles, of which 50 (5.2%) were included in the review. Within these, 53 instruments have been mentioned and used to provide an AT outcome assessment. The most widely used tool is the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology, followed by the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Technology Scale. Moreover, the identified measures addressed 8 AT outcome domains: functional efficacy, satisfaction, psychosocial impact, caregiver burden, quality of life, participation, confidence, and usability. The AT category Assistive products for activities and participation relating to personal mobility and transportation was the most involved in the reviewed articles. Conclusions Among the 53 cited instruments, only 17 (32%) scales were designed to evaluate specifically assistive devices. Moreover, 64% (34/53) of the instruments were only mentioned once to denote poor uniformity and concordance in the instruments to be used, limiting the possibility of comparing the results of studies. This work could represent a good guide for promoting the use of validated AT outcome measures in clinical practice that can be helpful to AT assessment teams in their everyday activities and the improvement of clinical practice.

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“…Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12 was used to measure 3 aspects of social support including appraisal, belonging and tangible [27]. Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12 originated from the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List developed by Sheldon Cohen in 1985 [49] and has been used repeatedly adopted in previous studies [50][51][52][53]. For each of the 3 included aspects, there were 4 related questions in the questionnaire.…”

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Evaluation of the association between presenteeism and perceived availability of social support among hospital doctors in Zhejiang, China

et al. 2020

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background: This study investigated the association between presenteeism and the perceived availability of social support among hospital doctors in China. Methods: A questionnaire was administered by doctors randomly selected from 13 hospital in Hangzhou China using stratified sampling. Logit model was used for data analysis. Results: The overall response rate was 88.16%. Among hospital doctors, for each unit increase of the perceived availability of social support, the prevalence of presenteeism was decreased by 8.3% (OR = 0.91, P = 0.000). In particular, if the doctors perceived availability of appraisal support, belonging support and tangible support as sufficient, the act of presenteeism was reduced by 20.2% (OR = 0.806, P = 0.000) 20.4% (OR = 0.803, P = 0.000) and 21.0% (OR = 0.799, P = 0.000) respectively with statistical differences. Conclusion: In China, appraisal support, belonging support and tangible support, compared to other social support, had a stronger negative correlation with presenteeism among hospital doctors. The benefits of social support in alleviating doctors' presenteeism warrant further investigation.

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Understanding the Burden Experienced by Caregivers of Older Adults Who Use a Powered Wheelchair: A Cross-Sectional Study

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Available Assistive Technology Outcome Measures: Systematic Review

Evaluation of the association between presenteeism and perceived availability of social support among hospital doctors in Zhejiang, China

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