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Frequency and Associated Factors for Care Giving among Elderly Patients Visiting a Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan 英文参考文献
FrequencyandAssociatedFactorsforCareGivingamong
ElderlyPatientsVisitingaTeachingHospitalinKarachi,
Pakistan
WarisQidwai1,MohammadUzairAbdulRauf2,SeemaSakina1,AyeshaHamid3,SidraIshaque1 ,Tabinda
Ashfaq1*
1DepartmentofFamilyMedicine,AgaKhanUniversity,Karachi,Pakistan,2DowUniversity,Karachi,Pakistan,3ZiauddinUniversity,Karachi,Pakistan
Abstract
Objective:Tostudyfrequencyandassociatedfactorsforcaregivingamongelderlypatientsvisitingateachinghospitalin
Karachi,Pakistan.
Methodology: A cross sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted at the Community Health Centre (CHC), Aga
KhanUniversityHospital(AKUH)Karachi,PakistanfromSeptembertoNovember2009.Allindividuals,visitingtheCHCand
aged65yearsorabovewereinterviewedaftertakingwritteninformedconsent.
Results: A total of 400 elderly completed the interview. Majority were females, 65–69 years age, More than half of the
individualsie:227(85%)hadreceivedCareGiverexperienceforassistanceandamongthese195(72%)hadcareprovidedby
animmediatefamilymember.AlargeproportionofthemstatedthattheirCareGiversmanagedtoprovidelessthanfour
hoursinadayforcaregiving.Around37%showedsubstantialimprovementintheirrelationshipwiththecaregivers.About
70%oftherespondentsstatedthatthecareprovidedbytheCareGiverimprovedtheirqualityoflife.
Conclusion:Elderlycareisprovidedbymajorityofthefamilymembersresultinginincreasedsatisfactionlevel,however
smallnumberstillnotsatisfiedduetounfulfilledneedoftheseolderpeople.Thisdemandsthateffortsshouldbemadeto
strengthen the family support by increasing awareness regarding elderly care and arranging support system by the
government.
Citation:QidwaiW,RaufMUA,SakinaS,HamidA,IshaqueS,etal.(2011)FrequencyandAssociatedFactorsforCareGivingamongElderlyPatientsVisitinga
TeachingHospitalinKarachi,Pakistan.PLoSONE6(11):e25873.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0025873
Editor:GermanMalaga,UniversidadPeruanaCayetanoHeredia,Peru
ReceivedMarch25,2011;AcceptedSeptember13,2011;PublishedNovember4,2011
Copyright: ? 2011 Qidwai et al. This is an op
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