The emotional responses of the primary caregivers during their patients intensive care unit confinement at De La Salle University Medical Center

Date of Completion

2001

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Caregivers, Intensive Care Units, Critical Care Nursing, Psychology, Emotional Adjustment

Abstract

The descriptive design method was used in this study. The respondents of this study were 120 primary caregivers of intensive care unit patients at De La Salle University Medical Center. The stud utilized a sef-made questionnaire as the main data-gathering tool with the help of the researchers adviser. The statistical treatment utilized in the stud were frequency distribution, mean, t-test, and f-test. 1) Most of the respondents belonged to the age grouped of 21-40 years old, female, married, unemployed, Catholic, college level, relative of the patients; 2) Since the total mean of the emotional responses of primary care giver during patients ICU confinement fell on the negative response, thus, the overall emotional responses of primary caregivers during patients ICU confinement were described as “always” felt emotions; 3) There was a significant difference in the emotional responses of the primary caregivers when they were grouped according to employment status. There was no significant difference in the emotional responses of the primary caregivers when they were grouped according to age, sex, religion, civil status, educational attainment, length of confinement, and relationship to the patients.

Comments

Call Number: TH NM 01 30

Location: Research Commons

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