Quality of Life of Elderly Patients and Burnout Among Their Care Givers

Quality of Life of Elderly Cardiac Patients With Multimorbidity and Prevalence of Burnout Among Their Caregivers in Sohag Governorate

Older people with multimorbidity are frequent users of health care services, and there is a relationship between the number of chronic conditions and health care costs. In addition, multimorbidity increases the risk of mortality and functional decline, and this negatively impacts health-related quality of life

. Furthermore, research tends to focus on individual organ systems, often ignoring the complexity of care for older people with multimorbidity. Moreover, patient QoL is a meaningful measure in the evaluation of health care services and patient-reported outcome Caregiving demands significantly reduce caregivers' opportunities to have a lifestyle in which leisure or time for themselves is available. According to different empirically supported theoretical frameworks that point to the importance for caregivers of experiencing pleasant events and receiving positive reinforcement in their daily lives in order to maintain a positive mood, not engaging in personally satisfying activities may result in more social withdrawal and depression, putting caregivers at risk of developing emotional disorders.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Elderly Cardiac Patients With Multimorbidity and Burnout Among Their Caregivers
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Measurements of quality of life and burnout

Detailed Description

As the percentage of elderly cardiac population is growing and most of them have multimorbid conditions, we should find ways to improve their of life and to avoid their caregivers being burned out.

Asses quality of life of cardiac elderly patients with multimorbidity and to investigate the prevalence of burnout among their caregivers This study of multimorbidity among elderly cardiac patients attending Sohag university cardiac outpatient clinic and burnout among their care givers aims to:-

1. Study the effect of multimorbidity on health related quality of life of elderly cardiac patients.
2. Study determinants of health related quality of life among elderly cardiac patients with multimorbidity.
3. Study burnout prevalence among care givers

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 265

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Shimaa Ahmed, Master; Phone Number: 01098626250; Email: shimaa.hares@med.sohag.edu.eg

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Elderly patients with multimorbidity attending cardiac out patient clinic in Sohag University hospital and their caregivers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• elderly patients (60 years and over) [2] with multimorbid conditions and a cardiovascular disease is one of them .

caregivers of elderly patients included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients and caregivers who will refuse to participate in this study and patients with disturbed conscious level and mentally disabled.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Ecologic or Community
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Elderly cardiac patients with multimorbidity and their caregivers; elderly patients (60 years and over) [2] with multimorbid conditions and a cardiovascular disease is one of them . caregivers of elderly patients included in the study

Other: Measurements of quality of life and burnout; WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire to assess the health related quality of life of the elderly cardiac patients. WHOQOL-Bref assesses Physical health (7 items), Psychological health (6 items), Social relationships (3 items) and the environment ( 8 items ), in addition to two items asking about overall perception of life and general health. Items are rated on a 5 point ordinal scale, domain scores are scaled in a positive direction (i.e. higher scores denote higher quality of life). Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire to measure burnout among caregivers, it includes 3 components: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization(5items) and personal accomplishment(8 items).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Quality of life of elderly patients	Measuring the quality of life of elderly patients with cardiovascular and other morbid conditions using WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire	6 months
Burnout among caregivers	Measuring the prevalence of burnout among caregivers using Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sohag University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 26, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 27, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 26, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Burnout, Psychological
• Other Study ID Numbers: Soh-Med-22-06-15