Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the depression symptoms and quality of sleep of palliative care patients’ family caregivers.
Methods: A total of 120 patients were hospitalized at the palliative care center and primary caregivers were included. Depression symptoms of caregivers was assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and quality of sleep with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Results: The mean age of 120 caregivers included in the study was 47.2±12.8 years. The mean BDI score was 10.4±7.2, and the mean PSQI score was 4.6±2.9. Significantly higher rates of depression symptoms were observed in singles than in married people (p=0.037). The healthy sleep rate of the patients whose caregiving period was 6-10 years was significantly lower (p=0.018). While 78.5% of those who received support from their families had a healthy sleep, this rate was 52.4% in those who did not receive support from their families (p=0.034). A significant difference was found between PSQI and BDI categories (p=0.004). People with moderate depressive symptoms were more likely to have poor sleep quality and long-term sleep disorders.
Conclusions: Family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care are at risk for poor sleep quality and depression symptoms. We think that the evaluation of these people in terms of the presence of depression symptoms and poor sleep quality may provide early intervention to alleviate the symptoms.
The study protocol was approved by the Health Sciences University Samsun Training and Research Hospital Non-Invasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee. (Ethics committee approval date: 20.07.2020 number: GOKA/2020/11/10). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.
We want to thank the cancer patients’ family caregivers who participated in the study.
Giriş: Çalışmamızda palyatif bakım servisinde yatan hastalara bakım veren aile üyelerinin depresyon semptomlarının ve uyku kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya, palyatif bakım merkezinde yatarak tedavi alan toplam 120 hastaya primer bakım veren bireyler dahil edildi. Bakım verenlerin depresyon belirtileri Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDI) ile, uyku kalitesi, Pittsburgh Uyku Kalite İndeksi (PUKİ) ile değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 120 bakım verenin yaş ortalaması 47,2 ±12,8 yıl idi. BDI ortalama puanı 10,4 ± 7,2, PUKİ ortalama puanı 4,6 ±2,9 idi. Bekarlarda evlilere göre anlamlı derecede daha yüksek sıklıkta depresyon semptomları görülmüştü (p=0,037). Hastaya bakım verme süresi 6-10 yıl olanların sağlıklı uyku oranı belirgin düşüktü (p=0,018). Ailesinden destek alanların %78,5’i sağlıklı uykuya sahip iken, bu oran aileden destek almayanlarda %52,4’tü (p=0,034). Bakım verenlerin PUKİ ve BDI kategorileri arasında anlamlı istatistiksel ilişki saptandı (p=0,004). Orta şiddette depresif semptomlara sahip kişilerde kötü uyku kalitesi ve uzun süreli uyku bozuklukları görülme oranı yüksekti.
Sonuç: Palyatif bakım alan hastalara bakım veren aile üyeleri kötü uyku kalitesi ve depresyon açısından risk altındadır. Bu kişilerin depresyon semptomları varlığı ve düşük uyku kalitesi açısından değerlendirilmesinin, semptomları hafifletmek için erken müdahale imkanı sağlayabileceğini düşünmekteyiz.
The study protocol was approved by the Health Sciences University Samsun Training and Research Hospital Non-Invasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee. (Ethics committee approval date: 20.07.2020 number: GOKA/2020/11/10). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Original Research |
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Publication Date | March 25, 2024 |
Submission Date | June 19, 2023 |
Acceptance Date | December 31, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2024Volume: 9 Issue: 1 |