Title : The necessity of educating cares of stroke patients - A review study
Abstract:
Background and Aim: Stroke is the most common cause of cerebrovascular disease, the third leading cause of death and the second leading cause of disability in developed countries, leading to physical, sensory, cognitive, psychological, functional and social changes in individuals' lives. One of the essentials in supporting stroke patients is that their caregivers receive appropriate training to acquire the necessary skills to perform their supportive role, so this review study provides answers to the question of the necessity of education for stroke caregivers.
Methods: This is a narrative review study and in order to collect data and obtain relevant scientific documentation, electronic search in Farsi and English languages separately and in combination from 2000 to 2020 using keyword support., Supportive program, supportive interventions, burden of care, family caregivers of patients, stroke, integrated study, Persian databases including Medlib Medical Articles Database, SID Academic Jihad Database, Magiran Country Journal Database, Research Information and Documents Scientific Iran Doc and Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Database Iran M edex and keywordsSupport, Supportive Plan, Supprtive Intervention, Care Burden, Caregiver, Family Caregiving, Stroke, Mixed method study were used in Medline, ProQuest, Ovid, Science Direct databases as well as Google scholar search engine. From the articles found 61 articles related to the subject were included in the study.findings:Reviewed studies show a high burden of care in the family caregivers of people with stroke. The duration of the disease, its progressive course, as well as the lack of definitive treatment and a moderate to severe dependence on the caregiver, double the burden of care burden. Becomes a family caretaker. High levels of burden of care can lead to disorders such as depression, anxiety, and physical problems in caregivers of stroke patients. There is also evidence that continuing stress in caregivers of stroke patients in addition to increasing the burden of care, leads to decreased physical health and poor quality of life of caregivers. A review of the above studies also shows that family caregivers of patients with stroke face numerous problems and challenges, including lack of sufficient knowledge and skills to care, and hopelessness, especially after discharge. To be supported in various emotional, informational, caring, educational, and instrumental aspects. Caregivers also have many needs while taking care of these patients, which need to be adapted to the patient's condition based on different cognitive and behavioral approaches and to manage problems with less.
Conclusions: Studies show high burden of care in the family caregivers of people with stroke, so one of the essentials in supporting stroke patients is that their caregivers need the necessary skills to perform their supportive role of education. Appropriate to receive. Accordingly, it is essential to support the various emotional, informational, caring, educational and instrumental aspects.
Keywords: Support, Supportive Program, Supportive Interventions, Caregiving, Family Patient Caregivers, Stroke
