Assessment Of Caregiver Strain And Associated Factors Among Family Caregivers Of Children With Cancer Attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital In 2020

Background: High levels of strain are potential contributors to develop a sign and symptomsrnof depression, anxiety, poor marital satisfaction and increase risk mortality. Caregivers withrnstrain have limited capacity to provide the care that the patient needs. The aim of this studyrnwas to assess caregiver strain and associated factors among family caregivers of childhoodrncancer patients in TASH Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020. rnMethods: a cross sectional study design was carried out among 153 family caregivers ofrnchildren with cancer attending Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital using interviewerrnadministrated. Multidimensional scale of perceived social support and modified caregiverrnstrain was used to assess perceived social support and caregiver strain respectively. the datarncollection period was from April 15 to May 15 2020. The collected data was entered andrncleaned using Epi-data 4.6 and then analyzed using SPSS version 25. Multiple linearrnregression was conducted to identify variables at P

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