CAREGIVING BURDEN AMONG PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF POST-BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AFTER SURGERYAT NGHE AN ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL IN 2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59354/ydth175.2025.439Keywords:
Caregiving burden, primary caregiver, breast cancer surgery, Nghe An Oncology HospitalAbstract
Objective: This study aimed to describe the burden of care among primary caregivers of patients after breast cancer surgery.
Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted on 95 primary caregivers of postoperative breast cancer patients at the Breast Surgery Department of Nghe An Oncology Hospital in 2025. This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study assessed the burden of care using a structured questionnaire (Zarit Burden Interview, ZBI) for primary caregivers of post-breast cancer surgery patients at Nghe An Oncology Hospital in 2025.
Results: The study showed that the mean ZBI (Zarit Burden Interview) care burden score among primary caregivers was 32.96 ± 13.15; 13.6% of caregivers experienced a low level of burden; 57.9% had a moderate burden; 27.4% had a high burden; and 1.1% had a very high burden.
Conclusion: All primary caregivers experienced some level of care burden, mainly at moderate and high levels. Therefore, reducing the burden on primary caregivers is a critical requirement in nursing care. Achieving this requires healthcare staff, especially nurses, to conduct further research to explore factors associated with caregiver burden.
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