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Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Diseases in Primary Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece.

Eleni N AlbaniAikaterini ToskaConstantinos TogasSpyridon RigatosViktor VusEvangelos C FradelosAnastasios TzenalisMaria Saridi
Published in: Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) (2024)
Most of the caregivers of patients with chronic diseases in primary health care experienced a moderate to severe burden (especially in the dimension of personal strain) and moderate depression. The experienced burden was positively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. There were significant differences in the caregivers' burden according to several demographic and care-related characteristics.
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