Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to clarify the burden among family caregivers of elderly receiving percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding. We conducted an interview survey involving five family caregivers. We qualitatively analyzed data collected through semi-structured interviews with three sons and two daughtersin-law. As a result, three themes, 14 categories, and 35 cords were extracted in relation to the burden of family caregivers. Soon after being discharged from a hospital, family caregivers had the burden of "care for PEG feeding," involving 'defection control,' and 'care for gastrostomy tube.' Experienced care for PEG feeding, the caregivers felt "fatigue in relation to nursing for PEG feeding." Continued care for PEG feeding, they suffered "conflict of receiving PEG" in relation of 'suffering from the status of declined activity in a patient' 'regret of giving up ingestion,' 'the doubt that it might be too early to have an PEG' In conclusion, nurses need for family caregivers to support continuously according to the change of care burden.
