A study to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on caregivers of leukemia patients regarding knowledge expressed practices and Care burden in selected hospitals of punjab and chandigarh

Abstract

Family caregivers need preparation to meet the demands of their new responsibilities, including physical care as well as psychological, social and spiritual support. Maintaining and improving the health care status of the family caregiver has become a part of the caregivers need. At home the caregiver is the main provider of physical and emotional support for the patient. Caregivers experience layer upon layer of stress, as the burden of caring for their sick loved ones, separated from their own support systems, while balancing other life responsibilities, threatens to overwhelm them. newlineThe present study was undertaken with the aim to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention on caregivers of leukemia patients regarding knowledge, expressed practices and care burden in selected hospitals of Punjab. newlineThe research approach for this study was quasi-experimental approach. Pre-test was administered prior to conducting nursing interventions on caregivers of leukemia patients. Post- test was administered after twenty one days of nursing interventions in experimental group and in same way post test was conducted after twenty one days of pre-test on the sample in the control group received routine care and no selected nursing intervention was administered by the researcher to this group during the period of data collection. The study was conducted at selected hospitals of district Mohali, Punjab, they were, Fortis Hospital, Max Super specialty Hospital, Ivy hospital, Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib multi-specialty Hospital. The population for the present study was comprised of the main/primary caregivers leukemia patients who were taking care for last three months and are accompanying leukemia patients to OPD of selected Hospitals of Mohali. The sample for the present study was comprised of the caregivers of leukemia patients who were regularly attending OPD with patient in selected hospitals under study and is main family caregiver i.e. father, mother, spouse, daughter or son. Three hundred caregivers of patients suf