SURVEYING OF NEED FOR SUPPORT OF CAREGIVERS FOR STROKE PATIENTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES

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Background: Family caregivers play an important role in caring for people with stroke. They face difficulties such as lack of medical support to care for patients while in hospital and after returning home. Therefore, they have certain needs that need support to better care for patients at different times. Objectives: Survey of caregivers' need for support for stroke patients at three time points: at admission, before discharge and 1 month after discharge. Materials and method: Primary caregivers for stroke patients at the Department of Neurology of Tra Vinh General Hospital, interviewed using a questionnaire. Results: There were 80 caregivers surveyed. The caregiver's need for support changed over 3 time points, the highest average rate at the time of hospital discharge. The needs with a high percentage are the need for the patient to be respected in the process of treatment and care (97.5%), knowing how to prevent recurrence (97.5%). Conclusion: Caregivers for stroke patients have needs to be supported at different times, medical staff need to pay attention to these needs to support and contribute to improving the quality of care and treatment stroke patient.

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