Exploring the Background, Context, and Stressors of Caregiving to Elderly Burned Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry
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Bayuo, Jonathan, Aniteye, Patience, Richter, Solina and Agbenorku, Pius. 2022. "Exploring the Background, Context, and Stressors of Caregiving to Elderly Burned Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry." Journal of Burn Care and Research. 43 (1), pp. 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irab077
| Article Title | Exploring the Background, Context, and Stressors of Caregiving to Elderly Burned Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 16314 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Bayuo, Jonathan, Aniteye, Patience, Richter, Solina and Agbenorku, Pius |
| Journal Title | Journal of Burn Care and Research |
| Journal Citation | 43 (1), pp. 196-201 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| ISSN | 1559-047X |
| 1559-0488 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irab077 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/jbcr/article/43/1/196/6273175 |
| Abstract | Elderly persons are at risk of experiencing burns and require support from both formal and informal caregivers. Informal caregiving in this situation has been minimally explored. Guided by the Stress Process Model, this study aimed at exploring the background, context, and stressors of informal caregivers of elderly burned persons during hospitalization. A qualitative descriptive design was utilized. Purposive sampling approach was used to recruit fourteen (14) informal caregivers who rendered care to elderly burned persons during hospitalization. Interviews were conducted and transcribed verbatim following which directed content analysis was undertaken deductively. Three categories and six subcategories emerged which characterize the background, context, and stressors of informal caregiving to elderly burn patients. All the injuries occurred in the home setting and its sudden nature led to varied postburn emotional responses which characterized the context of burns caregiving. Primary stressors that emerged were related to the injury, actual caregiving demand, and concerns regarding increasing frailty levels. Secondary stressors identified were financial concerns and lifestyle changes. The findings suggest that the occurrence of burn injury served as a precursor to postburn stress response among informal caregivers. Increasing frailty levels, adequacy of household safety measures, and financial issues were key concerns which emphasize the need for psychosocial/transitional support, innovative healthcare financing measures, and continuing education on burns prevention in the home setting. |
| Keywords | emotions; frailty; burns; caregivers; stressor; older adult |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified |
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| Byline Affiliations | Presbyterian University College, Ghana |
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China | |
| University of Alberta, Canada | |
| Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana | |
| Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana |
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