Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which there is a chronic abnormality of red blood cells. When a child suffers from a severe illness, the family usually acts as caregivers, which put them at risk of experiencing a burden of care. This study aims to identify the level of charge perceived by parents caregivers of children with thalassemia. A quantitative approach was used in this res…
Purpose: To analyze the effect of cultural factors on the subjective burden of primary home caregivers of older relatives. Design: Cross-sectional study. Primary home caregivers (N = 208) of older relatives were recruited in Spain using systematic random sampling. Methods: The data were collected in 2010 through interviews. The measures included sociodemographic characteristics, stressors (th…