A Multicenter Pilot Study of Burden Among Caregivers of Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients With Neuromusculoskeletal Diseases

BORMAN, PINAR; Gokce-Kutsal, Yesim; Terzioglu, FÜSUN; Okumus, Muyesser; Ceceli, Esma; KARAHAN, SEVİLAY; Senel, Kazim; Gokkaya, Kutay; Dogan, Asuman; Eskiyurt, Nurten; Gunaydin, Rezan; Eyigor, Sibel; Sahin, Nilay; Sahin, Mehtap

doi:10.1002/rnj.272

A Multicenter Pilot Study of Burden Among Caregivers of Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients With Neuromusculoskeletal Diseases

BORMAN P., Gokce-Kutsal Y., Terzioglu F., Okumus M., Ceceli E., KARAHAN S., ...More

REHABILITATION NURSING, vol.42, no.4, pp.199-209, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
Volume: 42 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1002/rnj.272
Journal Name: REHABILITATION NURSING
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.199-209
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers of patients in a geriatric unit and to clarify the relationship between caregiver burden and specific clinical variables in the patients and the characteristics of the caregivers.