The correlation of care preparedness and uncertainty in illness among family caregivers in stroke patients
LIU Juan-juan
LIU Qi
YIN Xin-hong
YANG Jing
ZHOU Hong-yan
ZENG Ying
Abstract：Objective To investigate the relationship between the care preparedness and uncertainty in illness among family caregivers of stroke patients.Methods A convenient sample of 200 family caregivers of stroke patients were investigated using Care Preparedness Scale and Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale.Result The score of care preparedness among family caregivers was (13.99±4.95),while the score of uncertainty in illness was (75.61-± 10.92).The different age,literacy,career,relationship with patient,experience,number of care preparedness among family caregivers were statistically significant (P＜0.01 or P＜0.05).Correlation analysis revealed a negative correlation between family care preparedness and uncertainty in illness (P＜0.01).Conclusion The care preparedness of family earegivers in stroke patients need to be improved.Medical staff should give explanations to caregivers on condition and outcome of patient in time,carry out health education to reduce the uneertainty in illness,and improve their care preparation.
Keywords：strokefamily caregiverscare preparednessuncertainty in illness
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 202-206 )