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Burden in Informal Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients With Pressure Injuries: Perceived Social Support and Influencing Factors Care Burden in Palliative Caregivers.

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Τίτλος: Burden in Informal Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients With Pressure Injuries: Perceived Social Support and Influencing Factors Care Burden in Palliative Caregivers.
Συγγραφείς: Barış Eren N; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tarsus University, Mersin, Türkiye., Ağaslan M; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tarsus University, Mersin, Türkiye.
Πηγή: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice [J Eval Clin Pract] 2026 Aug; Vol. 32 (5), pp. e70514.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9609066 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-2753 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13561294 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Eval Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Oxford, England : Wiley-Blackwell, c1995-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Palliative Care*/psychology , Caregivers*/psychology , Pressure Ulcer*/therapy , Social Support* , Cost of Illness*, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Adult ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Aged, 80 and over
Περίληψη: Aims: This study was designed as a descriptive and correlational study to assess the burden experienced by caregivers of palliative care patients with pressure injuries, to identify the factors influencing this burden and to examine the role of perceived social support.
Methods: Data were collected from 138 informal caregivers of palliative care patients with pressure injuries in a state hospital. The Burden Interview and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, correlation analyses and hierarchical regression were conducted to identify factors associated with caregiver burden.
Results: Caregivers reported a high level of burden. Lower income status, difficulty experienced during caregiving and negative effects on family and social life were associated with greater burden. Higher perceived social support was associated with lower burden, indicating that social support plays a protective role for caregivers of patients with pressure injuries.
Conclusion: Caregivers of palliative care patients with pressure injuries experience substantial burden influenced by socioeconomic and caregiving-related factors. Increased perceived social support contributes to reducing this burden and should be considered an essential component of caregiver-focused interventions.
(© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: caregiver burden; caregivers; family caregivers; palliative care; pressure ulcer; social support; wounds and injuries
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260630 Date Completed: 20260701 Latest Revision: 20260726
Update Code: 20260726
PubMed Central ID: PMC13318363
DOI: 10.1111/jep.70514
PMID: 42378645
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1365-2753
DOI:10.1111/jep.70514