The effect of caregivers’ care burden and psychological resilience on the psychosocial adjustment of patients with open heart surgery in Turkey

ABSTRACT

This cross-sectional study investigated the effect of caregivers’ care (n = 100) burden and psychological resilience on the psychosocial adjustment of patients (n = 100) with open heart surgery. Patients had poor psychosocial adjustment. Caregivers who felt incompetent in providing care had a higher care burden and a lower psychological resilience than those who did not. In addition, patients whose caregivers had higher resilience and lower burden of care had better psychosocial adjustment. The results of this study compellingly demonstrate the importance and necessity of supportive and preventive clinical social work interventions to enhance patients’ adaptation to a new lifestyle and compliance with treatment during the cardiac rehabilitation process, and reduce the burden on caregivers.

KEYWORDS:

• Care burden
• open heart surgery
• psychosocial adjustment
• resilience

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Authorship criteria

(DÖK, SD) designed the study. (DÖK) collected the data. (SD) analyzed the data. (DÖK, SD) prepared the manuscript. All authors approved the final version for submission.

Informed consent statement

All patients were informed about the research purpose and procedure. Informed consent was obtained from those who agreed to participate in the study.

Institutional review board statement

The study was approved by the ethics committee of a university (180/5 March 2020). Written permission was obtained from the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Provincial Health Directorate Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital and Ankara Provincial Health Directorate.

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