Research initiatives can be critiqued and analyzed utilizing different reviewing approaches. This assignment is intended to demonstrate that both information and knowledge that are obtained from qualitative as well as quantitative studies. Both studies approach similar topics of interest from different angles, but both provide valuable information for evidence-based practice. The quantitative and qualitative studies I chose to critique are “Coping and Subjective Burden in Caregivers of Older Relatives”(Casado, Osuna, Palomino-Moral, & Pancorbo-Hidalgo, 2011) and “Essential Knowledge for Family Caregivers”(Angelo, Egan, & Reid, 2013) respectively. Critique of a Quantitative Research Design In the quantitative research article I reviewed, “Coping and Subjective Burden in Caregivers of Older Relatives”(Casado, Osuna, Palomino-Moral, & Pancorbo-Hidalgo, 2011), the purpose of the study was to review the effects of coping strategies on subjective burden affecting informal caregivers of older adults. Researchers conducted a quantitative, systematic review from existing research that included original studies pertaining to the topic. Ten studies were found that were considered valuable sources for the review. Caring for elderly relatives presents negative effects on a caregivers’ health, and subjective burden is an effect that often leads to anxiety and/or depression. Prevention or minimization of subjective burden will therefore prevent or possibly minimize these effects. In order to prevent subjective burden, understanding the causative factors will promote a positive outcome and success of this study. Although literature review references were numerous and current, they show tha... ... middle of paper ... ...studies need to be conducted with increased randomization or greater focus on different groups within this population. References Angelo, J. K., Egan, R., & Reid, K. (2013). Essential knowledge for family caregivers: a qualitative study. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 19, 383-388. Retrieved from http://www.waldenu.edu Casado, R. D., Osuna, A. F., Palomino-Moral, P. A., & Pancorbo-Hidalgo, P. L. (2011, March 19). Coping and subjective burden in caregivers of older relatives: a quantitative systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2311-2322. Retrieved from http://www.waldenu.edu Handcock, B. (2002). Trent focus for research and development in primary health care: An introduction to qualitative research. Trent Focus Group, 1-31. Retrieved from http://faculty.cbu.ca/pmacintyre/course_pages/MBA603/MBA603_files/IntroQualitativeResearch.pdf
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(Davidson, F. G.) Due to the nature of dementia being a neuropsychological disorder, those affected by the disease tend to look like they will not require much care, which, in reality, they often require more care than the caregiver originally expected, leading to stress and burnout. Another effect caused by this can be the caregiver blaming themselves by feeling like they are failing to give proper care, which, in reality, can often be very far from the truth. If the caregiver does not receive help from anyone else, the task of watching over the victim becomes a daunting twenty for hour task. Sometimes, the caregiver won’t be allowed quality sleep. Over 66 percent of home caregivers suffer from some form of psychological or physical illness. The most common illness that is resulted from giving care to Alzheimer’s disease is depression. The caregiver needs to monitor their emotional well-being as well as the well-being as the person that they are giving care to. Usually, giving care to those with dementia is actually more stressful than giving care to those with cancer. When the caregiver is a family member and not a professional, the emotional toll is often even greater. It is important for caregivers to remember that they need to take care of themselves first and
Introduction The purpose of this report is to compare and contrast two different nursing research articles. The report will critique and evaluate two qualitative studies, one being an original research report and the second being a review paper. The scope of comparison and contrast will include research design, theories or conceptual models, how the research was conducted, analysis and reporting of research data, usefulness of the research, and a conclusion. Selection of Research Interest Area
...000 - 2013 In order to gather all relevant and research material through the use of search databases, key terms were used. These terms were “experience of heart failure as perceived by partners”, “heart failure”, “caregiver burden of living with heart failure” and “Do partners experience caregiver burden?”. The inclusion criteria are those residence in the northwest of England, male or female between ages 55 – 60 years. This is to ensure that the aims of the study are met. The under age and those whose partners who are recently deceased were excluded. Eight researche papers were chosen for the review. From the eight, just one was from the United Kingdom (Macclesfield), others were from the United States of America, Australia, China, and Sweden. Hence the rationale for the study, to explore partners experiences of heart failure patients in the Northwest of England.
Caring for someone with significant health issues is an exhausting and stressful experience and it is hardly surprising that carers are prone to developing ‘burnout’. Observed in nursing, this phenomenon, described as ‘…a haemorrhaging of oneself for others’ is detrimental as stress over-load causes the cognitive and emotional responses to severely malfunction (O’Mahoney, 1983 cited in Farrington, 1997). Carers in this state of mind inevitably develop negative internalised and externalised feelings, including self-depletion, low self-esteem, limited energy, negativity and hopelessness (Taylor and Barling, 2004). A report conducted by Age UK highlights that 6 out of 10 carers suffer damaging conditions related to their mental health, including depression and lack of confidence. Furthermore, these feelings are often intensified by carers’ perseverance which aggravates existing disabilities, such as arthritis, crumbling spine, heart problems and cancer, and leads to further pain (Carers Trust,
This essay aims to demonstrate an understanding of the research process and use of evidence in nursing practice. The research article by Rostami et al. (2014) titled “Supporting adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A qualitative study” will critically examine using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) tool. With the guide of this tool, the chosen study will be assessed in terms of strengths and limitations, the validity and reliability of its findings as well as established an insight of the research method and its relevance to nursing practice.
-Sonnenberg, E. 2008.Caregiver Stress: The Impact of Chronic Disease on the Family. Available at: http://www.beliefnet.com/healthandhealing/getcontent.aspx?cid=74397.Access date 21 December 2013.
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We have been socialized to believe that caring for an elderly relative or person is a burden. The term “burden,” which is used by many elderly members of society, further advances the notion that to care for others, even others in one’s family causes undo stress upon the caregivers. If a person is a burden on somebody, then they cannot be successfully achieving goals. The concept of achievement is represented by striving towards the American dream. Independence is an indirect reward of a lifetime of working towards the status that has been dictated as normal to us by our culture...
The intent of this interview was discussed with the family, namely, how the data would be used to discuss family experiences for an assignment in Family and Societal Nursing for RNs at State University. Most importantly, I mentioned to the family that I hoped to provide them with interventions and support to...
Need to know: The care takers need to know why they have to learn about something before undertaking to learn it. Knowles added a few aspects to the need to know (a) need to know how learning will be conducted, (b) what learning will occur and (c) why the learning is important (Knowles, Holton and Swanson 1998).The teaching should focus from known to unknown and assess what they already know. This principle applies to this study because assessing the knowledge of the caregiver will help the educator or the provider will get an idea what they know or what they don’t.
Leggett, A., Zarit, S., Taylor, A., & Galvin, J. (2010). Stress and burden among caregivers of patients with lewy body dementia. The Gerontologist, 51(1), 76-85.
Nurses work in many situations where they will observe patients and their families experiencing grief and loss. In order for patients to receive the utmost care it is imperative for nurses to have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of these theories and the stages of grief and loss to facilitate support to their patients and their patients families.
The Theory of Caregiver Stress was a significant breakthrough for the reasoning of why caregivers are so deeply affected by this job. “The Theory of Caregiver Stress was derived from the Roy Adaptation Model to use as basis in understanding the relationships among caregivers and the stress faced when caring for a chronically ill relative” (Tsai, 2003). The Theory of Caregiver stress is a middle-range theory used to predict the outcome for stress and other various side effects (Dobratz, 2011). These adverse effects are predicted by: Demographic Characteristics, Burden in Caregiving, Stressful life events, Social Support and Social Roles. Also, because of the multitude of different scenarios and background for both the patient and the caregiver, these categories are necessary to compare and effectively use the results. The theory makes four main assumptions regarding adaption: “environmental change; the caregivers’ perceptions will determine how they will respond to the environmental stimuli; the caregivers’ adaptation is a function of their environmental stimuli and adaptation level, and lastly the caregivers’ effectors are results of chronic caregiving such examples include marital satisfaction and self-...
... The middle-aged often become preoccupied with death as age approaches whereas older adults ear lingering, incapacitating illness and realizes the imminence e death. While the individual is suffering the primary loss, the family and/or significant other must deal with not only the individual reactions, but also with the current loss. The family con provide a support system for the way in which the individual may deal with the loss. They mutually share feelings and openly communicate both negative and positive emotions related to death. In contrast the family in some way is responsible for the death and may thus eel guilty. They may express feeling of anger, shame, overprotection, withdrawal, and identify with the loss or they may feel helpless or hopeless. In assessing the family reaction the nurse should identify the prior interaction style of the system”.