Original Investigation

Effect of the Laryngectomy Method on the Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Laryngeal Cancer

10.5152/imj.2015.06025

  • Zerrin Binbay
  • Serpil Özkan
  • Ayşegül Batıoğlu Karaaltın
  • Duygu Karali
  • Zeynep Alkan
  • Özgür Yiğit

Received Date: 01.01.2014 Accepted Date: 01.01.2015 İstanbul Med J 2015;16(2):67-69

Objective:

The aim of this study was to investigate the stress status of the caregivers of patients who have undergone total and partial laryngectomy.

Methods:

Sixty patients who underwent total and partial laryngectomy and 60 caregivers of these patients were included in the study. The patients and their caregivers filled the sociodemographic data forms. Caregivers filled in Beck Depression Scale, Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Stress Coping Styles Scale, Caregivers Stress Index, Caregivers Reaction Diagnostics Scale, and Stress Symptoms Scale.

Results:

Thirty caregivers each were enrolled in the total and partial laryngectomy groups, respectively. The median Zarit caregiver burden scale score was 40.80±14.26 in the total and 19±10.42 in the partial laryngectomy groups. The Zarit Caregiver Burden score was statistically higher in the total laryngectomy group (p<0.05).

Conclusion:

Caregivers in the partial laryngectomy group were able to cope better under stress when the stress coping style subscales of both groups were compared.

Keywords: Laryngectomy, caregiver, stress