The Burden and Quality of life of Caregivers of Stroke Survivors with Cognitive Impairment in Selected Healthcare Facilities in Anambra State, Nigeria

Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo, Chukwuebuka Fortune Agbo, Sam Chidi Ibeneme, Emeka Sylvester Igwe, Christopher Olusegun Akosile, Ifeoma Uchenna Onwuakagba, Okoye Chiebuka Emmanuel, Stanley Monday Maduagwu, Elochukwu Fortune Ezenwankwo, Echezona Nelson Ekechukwu, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo, Chukwuebuka Fortune Agbo, Sam Chidi Ibeneme, Emeka Sylvester Igwe, Christopher Olusegun Akosile, Ifeoma Uchenna Onwuakagba, Okoye Chiebuka Emmanuel, Stanley Monday Maduagwu, Elochukwu Fortune Ezenwankwo, Echezona Nelson Ekechukwu

Abstract

Objective: To determine the burden and quality of life of caregivers of stroke survivors with cognitive impairment in selected healthcare facilities in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey using the World Health Organization QOL-BREF and Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) as instruments. Descriptive statistics of frequency, percentage counts, mean and standard deviation were used to summarize the socio-demographics. Spearman's ranked order correlation; Mann-Whitney U test assessed the correlation and gender and age difference in QoL and caregiver's burden. Alpha level was set at 0.05.

Results: Physical health domain of QOL was slightly moderate (53.29 ± 15.19), psychological health was low (46.33 ± 16.96), social relationship was slightly moderate (51.16 ± 0.31), environmental health was slightly moderate (51.22 ± 15.88), the burden of caregivers was high (6.35 ± 1.29).

Conclusion: The quality of life of the caregivers of stroke survivors with cognitive impairment was moderate, and the caregivers' stress was high in the sample of the population studied.

Keywords: Anambra state; burden on caregivers; cognitive impairment; quality of life; stroke survivors.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

© The Author(s) 2022.

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