Caregiver support during the acute, post-stroke period
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Nursing, School of
data provider: DSpace
alternative: Stroke caregiver support
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Nobrega, Silvia
issued: 2016-10-18T20:57:15Z
issued: 2016-10
description: Suffering a significant stroke can result in the individual becoming significantly dependent on family members for care and support, and this dependency can have a considerable impact on the caregivers’ own health and wellbeing. The purpose of this report is to specifically assess caregiver needs during the acute post-stroke period and to hypothesize potential recommendations for practice. A literature review was conducted to explore the experience for the caregiver during this time and to identify specific strategies. Analysis of the literature resulted in three general themes: the role of education, having a specific stroke support contact, and screening caregivers for risk. A small survey study of seven participants was then conducted with caregivers on a stroke cohort unit and focused specifically on identifying what support caregivers require during the immediate, post-stroke time. Survey respondents were asked to rate various aspects of care and support and the three aspects that were deemed most significant were education, regular medical updates and the role of a specific stroke support contact. Specific strategies related to each of these areas are discussed. Integrating literature findings with caregivers’ survey responses provides insight into caregivers’ experiences, which may in turn guide new approaches and strategies that will improve care and support for caregivers on the stroke cohort unit. While this project provides much insight and proposes recommendations, further research is needed to define each area and to ensure changes and improvements are evidence-based.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/59500
note: Running Head: STROKE CAREGIVER SUPPORT CAREGIVER SUPPORT DURING THE ACUTE, POST-STROKE PERIOD by SILVIA NOBREGA Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BCIT, 2007 Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, UBC, 2007 A SPAR PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (School of Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver October/2016 © Silvia Nobrega, 2016 STROKE CAREGIVER SUPPORT 2 Table of Contents CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION …………………………………... 5 A. Background ……...…………………………………………… 6 B. Purpose ……………………………………………………….. 8 CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW …………………………… 8 A. Perspectives from the Literature ……………………………… 9 1. Education needs ….………………………………………… 10 2. A specific stroke support contact ………………………….. 13 3. Screening caregivers for risk ………………………………. B. Summary ………………………………………………………. 16 18 CHAPTER III. SURVEY STUDY ..………………………………... 19 A. Sampling Strategy …………………………………………….. 20 1. Criteria ……………………………………………………… 20 2. Recruitment ………………………………………………… B. Survey Design …………………………………………………. 1. Analysis plan ……………………………………………….. C. Results …………………………………………………………. D. Limitations …………………………………………………….. 21 21 23 23 26 CHAPTER IV. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ……. A. Meeting Educational Needs …………………………………… B. Coordinating Support ………………………………………….. C. Strategies for Screening ……………………………………….. D. Conclusions and Next Steps .………………………………….. 27 27 28 30 32 STROKE CAREGIVER SUPPORT 3 REFERENCES ……………………………………………………… 34 STROKE CAREGIVER SUPPORT 4 Abstract Suffering a significant stroke can result in the individual becoming significantly dependent on family members for care and support, and this dependency can have a considerable impact on the caregivers’ own health and wellbeing. The purpose of this report is to specifically assess caregiver needs during the acute post-stroke period and to hypothesize potential recommendations for practice. A literature review was co…
has type: Graduating Project
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0319206
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
is part of: University of British Columbia. NURS 595
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59500