Abstract:

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the self-care management of patients with chronic disease and the caregiver burden of family members. Material and Methods: The study was conducted using a descriptive and correlational design. The sample of the study consisted of 235 patients with chronic diseases hospitalized in a state hospital and their caregivers. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form, the Barthel Index, The Self-Care Management Scale in Chronic Illness, the Caregiver Information Form, and The Burden Interview. The data has been analyzed via SPPS 25.0 and the LISREL 8.7 program. Results: The mean score of the Caregiver Burden Scale was found to be 31.74±14.95. The caregiver burden has a direct negative relationship with the patient's daily living activities. Although self-guarding, which is one of the sub-dimensions of self-care management, has no relationship with the caregiver burden, social-guarding has a positive and direct relationship with the caregiver burden. Conclusion: Variables associated with caregiver burden are the patient's daily living activities, social protection level, and caregiver gender. When planning practices to reduce the caregiver burden, it is recommended that the patient's dependent status and disease-related self-care management be taken into consideration.

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