Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (Apr 2022)

Assessment of Type II Diabetes Patients’ Caregivers’ Burnout Level: A Cross-Sectional Study in Taif, Saudi Arabia

  • Alsaedi YE,
  • Almalki AA,
  • Alqurashi RD,
  • Altwairqi RS,
  • Almalki DM,
  • Alshehri KM,
  • Alamri AA,
  • Alswat KA

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 15
pp. 1091 – 1099

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Yousef E Alsaedi,1 Asim A Almalki,2 Rakan D Alqurashi,2 Rami S Altwairqi,3 Daifallah M Almalki,3 Khalid M Alshehri,3 Abdullah A Alamri,4 Khaled A Alswat5 1Public Health Department, Madinah Health Cluster, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; 2School of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 3Diabetes and Endocrine Specialist Center, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 4Endocrinology Department, Alhada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Yousef E Alsaedi, Public Health Department, Madinah Health Cluster, P.O. Box 8592, Madinah, 42391, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966597181795, Email [email protected]: Diabetes mellitus type II (T2D) is a chronic condition that requires significant change in the family behavior and is associated with psychosocial conflicts for both patients and their family environment. The aim of this study is to assess burnout among relatives caring for patients with T2D.Methods: This cross-sectional study with random sampling was conducted on 501 caregivers of patients with T2D between April and September 2021 at Prince Mansour armed forces hospital in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. Data collection tool was a modified version of the caregiver stress self-assessment questionnaire. Data analysis was then carried out using t-test and chi-square test (SPSS v20).Results: The mean patient age was 64.4+12.0 years, female predominant with longstanding T2D. Metformin was the most prescribed T2D medication. The caregivers’ mean age was 34.9+12.4 years, male predominant, and around 45% of them report low level of education and income; 63.9% of the caregivers report little to no stress. Compared with caregivers with mild/moderate stress and moderate/severe stress, caregivers with little to no stress were more likely to be younger in age (P 0.05), and patients with higher HDL level (P = 0.037).Conclusion: There were no correlations between the caregivers’ levels of stress and the T2D patients’ HbA1c levels. There was a significant positive correlation between a caregiver’s stress score and the caregiver’s age. Future studies are needed to assess other caregivers’ parameters and their relation to metabolic control of T2D patients.Keywords: diabetes, burnout, caregiver

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