Burdens among familial caregivers of stroke survivors: a literature review
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Issued Date
2022-02-01
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ISSN
13663666
eISSN
20428790
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85111043213
Journal Title
Working with Older People
Volume
26
Issue
1
Start Page
37
End Page
43
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Working with Older People Vol.26 No.1 (2022) , 37-43
Suggested Citation
Suksatan W., Collins C.J., Koontalay A., Posai V. Burdens among familial caregivers of stroke survivors: a literature review. Working with Older People Vol.26 No.1 (2022) , 37-43. 43. doi:10.1108/WWOP-02-2021-0007 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/86808
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Burdens among familial caregivers of stroke survivors: a literature review
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Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to identify and examine burden(s) among stroke survivors’ familial caregivers for the purposes of future mitigation of such burdens. The purpose is so because these caregivers become the persons responsible for monitoring the daily living activities of their patients and are thus tasked with providing and managing a whole host of recovery, therapy and re-integrative activities to rebalance and re-establish the physical, mental and social well-being of patients. Design/methodology/approach: This literature review summarized and synthesized existing literature about the burden(s) caregivers experience and the effects upon them across four primary spheres of influence. Findings: Familial caregivers of stroke survivors suffer from high levels of “care burden” because they are the primary participant in the planning and provisioning of care to the patients. Care burden is examined across four primary spheres of influence: physical, psychological, social and economic impacts. The current review shows that familial caregivers experience substantive impacts across all four spheres. Originality/value: A professional multidisciplinary team should support caregivers of stroke survivors. To do this, support should be considered among the patient’s overall family system, as well as expanded to address and consider the specifically designated caregivers’ social circles which at a minimum often consists of co-workers, friends and inter-familial relationships. Ideally, caregiver support would also consist of medical and professional case workers that can address further, and in an integrative delivery approach, all four of the highlighted spheres of influence to establish a “best practices” orientation to familial caregivers.