• mrs.R.Gnanajothi

Objective: To assess the caregiver burden among care givers of head injury patients. Design: Descriptive design Setting: The medical and surgical wards of Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore. Sample size: 50 care givers of head injury patients. Conceptual framework: Chapman’s biopsychosocial conceptual model(1999) was adopted for this study. Outcome measures: Zarint’s caregiver burden scale was used to assess the care giver burden. To assess the physical problem 10 yes or no questions were given. Hospital Anxiety and Depression(HAD) scale was used to assess the psychological problem of care givers. Social support scale was used to assess the social support of care givers. 10 physical problem assessment questions were given to assess the physical problem of care givers. Results: The mean value of care giver burden was 54.06 and Standard deviation was 15.09. The mean value of physical problem was 2.52 and standard deviation was 2.11. The mean value of anxiety was 10.00 and standard deviation was 3.43. The mean value of depression was 13.90 and standard deviation was 4.74. There was significant association between the caregiver burden, anxiety and social support with the relationship of the caregiver to the patient. Conclusion: The nurses should be aware of the problems faced by the caregivers during hospitalization. Rather than the physical problems the care givers were facing more psychological problems. Most of the care givers were facing depression.

care giver , care giver burden,head injury

"“A study to assess the care giver burden among care givers of head injury patients at KMCH hospital Coimbatore”,", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.48-52, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907148.pdf

"“A study to assess the care giver burden among care givers of head injury patients at KMCH hospital Coimbatore”,", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp48-52, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907148.pdf