Review Article
A Systematic Literature Review for Care Burden-Related Factors in Primary Family Caregivers who Support Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
2013 Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 33-40
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2013 Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 33-40
OBJECTIVE : The purpose of this study was to clarify the current level of study and future research theme, investigating many articles about care burden-related factors in primary family caregivers who support patients with Parkinson’s disease.
METHODS : I conducted a systematic literature review of many studies published between 1983 and 2012 that reported statistical associations between some stressors and care burden in primary family caregivers who support Parkinson’s disease patients, using the database (Pub Med).
RESULTS : Among 418 articles, 11 articles met the selection criteria. Care burden-related factors were classified into six ; Patient’s basic attributes, conditions of the disease, symptoms and impairment, caregiver’s basic attributes, caregiver’s psychosomatic functioning and socio-environmental factors. t-test, Mann-Whitney test, correlation and regression analysis were used to examine these factors.
CONCLUSIONS : Further study is suggested to confirm the causal relationship between care burden in primary family caregivers who support patients with Parkinson’s disease and family functioning and socialsupport, using structural equation modeling.
