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## Background: Stroke results in significant caregiver burden and strain. ## Objective: The main objectives of this study is to assess the burden and its consequences in caregivers of stroke patients and to determine the associated factors to caregivers’ burden. ## Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over 1 year on 70 consecutive patients who attended the Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad stroke clinic. Demographic and clinical characteristics of all patients were recorded after obtaining the consent. The modified rankin scale and Barthel index were administered to the patient, whereas Caregiver strain index, Caregiver burden scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and Kuppuswami scale were administered to the patient's caregiver. Descriptive statistics were used to portray demographic and clinical profiles. Correlation coefficients were used to assess the association between different scales, and __t__-test was applied to assess association of caregivers’ burden with different categorical variables. ## Results: The mean age was 60 years for patients and 47 years for caregivers. Nearly 72.8% of patients were male, whereas 57% of caregivers w

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Author

Soaham Desai; Bhavin Mandowara; AlpaN Patel; AmeeA Amin; Ajay Phatak

Publisher

Medknow

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)