Table 2 Details of selected articles
First Author | Year | Sample size | Type of patients | Scale | Burden of care (%) | Subject Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asadi [31*] | 2018 | 152 | Psychology | ZARIT | 35.21 | Gender of the caregivers: 98 men and 54 women 50% of the caregivers were 30–50 years old. 97% of the caregivers were married. 60.6% of the caregivers had a high school diploma or a lower education level. |
Azimi Lolaty [32*] | 2018 | 200 | Psychology | ZARIT | 64.77 | Gender of the caregivers: 104 men and 96 men Mean age of the caregivers: 51.2 ± 12.9 years 57.4% of the caregivers were 40–59 years old. 48.5% of the caregivers were children of patients. |
Adili [33*] | 2018 | 116 | Cancer | CBI | 18.25 | Mean age of the patients: 46 ± 11 years Mean age of the caregivers: 48 ± 10 years 85% of the caregivers were wives of husbands of patients. 57% of the caregivers had a high school diploma or a lower education level. |
Jafari [34*] | 2018 | 246 | Dialysis | CBI | 67.5 | Gender of the patients: (129 men and 116 women) Mean age of the patients: 58.6 ± 15 years Duration of receiving hemodialysis: 4.12 ± 3.74 years Gender of the caregivers: 146 (165 women and 81 men) Mean age of the caregivers: 42 ± 15 years Marital status, job, and education of the caregivers: 153 (62.2%) married, 133 (53.9%) housewives, and 118 (48.1%) with a high school diploma |
Hassanzadeh [35*] | 2017 | 200 | Psychological problems | CBI | 52.86 | Gender of the patients: 91 women and 109 men Most of the patients (43%) were 11–15 years old. Gender of the caregivers: 87 men and 113 women |
Rahimi Naderi [36*] | 2017 | 129 | Diabetes | CBI | 26.85 | Mean age of the caregivers: 39 ± 12 years Gender of the caregivers: 101 women and 28 men 31.8% of the caregivers were daughters of patients. 77.5% of the caregivers were married. |
Mirsoleimani [37*] | 2017 | 104 | Cancer | CBI | 38.45 | Gender of the patients: (33 men and 71 women) Gender of the caregivers: (46 men and 58 women) 64 (61.5%) the patients had breast cancer. 50 (48.1%) the caregivers were children of patients. Most of the caregivers (50%) were 25–44 years old, and most of the patients (47.1%) were 45–64 years old. |
Torabi Chafjiri [38*] | 2017 | 407 | Stroke | CBI | 29.16 | Gender of the caregivers: 362 women and 45 men Mean age of the caregivers: 38.3 ± 8.8 years Mean duration of caregiving: 4.2 ± 2.5 years Most of the caregivers (65.6%) were housewives. 96.6% of the caregivers had a high school diploma or a lower education level. |
Safaeian [39*] | 2017 | 100 | Cancer | CBI | 77.56 | Gender of the patients: 55 women and 45 men Mean age of the caregivers: 38.1 ± 12.5 years Gender of the caregivers: 58 women and 42 men 64% of the caregivers were children of patients. 43% of the caregivers had primary school education. |
Khazaeipour [40*] | 2017 | 163 | SCI | ZARIT | 44.20 | Mean age of the patients: 36 ± 12.5 years Gender of the patients: 32 women and 131 men Duration of suffering from the illness: 76.5 ± 79 months Marital status of the patients: 56.5% married, 38% single, and 5.5% divorced Mean age of the caregivers: 38.1 ± 13.2 years Duration of caregiving: 69.4 ± 73.1 months Gender of the caregivers: 61 men and 102 women |
Bamari [41*] | 2016 | 70 | Diabetes | ZARIT | 44.14 | Gender of the patients: 40 women and 30 men Gender of the caregivers: 36 women and 34 men 70% of the caregivers were wives or husbands of patients. |
Vahidi [42*] | 2016 | 150 | Cancer | ZARIT | 34.71 | Gender of the caregivers: 73 women and 77 men Mean age of the caregivers: 39.6 ± 13.8 years 34.7% of the caregivers were wives or husbands of patients. |
Talebi [18] | 2016 | 154 | Dialysis | ZARIT | 57.67 | Mean age of the patients: 60.9 years Mean age of the caregivers: 43.7 years Duration of receiving hemodialysis: 43.2 months Most of the caregivers had a high school diploma or a lower education level (51.3%) and were married (82.5%). 49.4% of the caregivers were children of patients. |
Haghgoo [43*] | 2016 | 246 | Psychology | CBI | 74.19 | Mean age of the caregivers: 34.5 ± 13.7 years Gender of the caregivers: 115 men and 131 women Marital status of the caregivers: 107 single, 127 married, and 12 divorced. |
Hosseini [44*] | 2015 | 150 | Alzheimer’s disease | MCSI | 61.97 | Mean age of the caregivers: 46.7 ± 10 years 75.3% of the caregivers were married and 65.3% had a high school diploma. 66% of caregivers were daughters of patients |
Mashayekhi [21] | 2015 | 51 | Dialysis | ZARIT | 61.3 | Mean age of the patients: 53 ± 17.9 years Gender of the patients: 22 women and 29 men Mean age of the caregivers: 42.1 ± 14.7 years Gender of the caregivers: 35 women and 16 men Most of the caregivers were married (86.3%) and illiterate (51%). |
Shamsaei [45*] | 2015 | 225 | Psychology | ZARIT | 58.78 | Number of patients: 121 men and 104 women Number of caregivers: 59 men and 166 women Duration of suffering from the illness: 9.8 ± 6.7 years 70.7% of the caregivers were married and 45.3% had a high school diploma. Most of the patients (32.4%) were 40–50 years old, and most of the caregivers (28.4%) were 50–60 years old, |
Mashayekhi [46*] | 2014 | 175 | Thalassemia | ZARIT | 49.88 | Mean age of the caregivers: 38.1 ± 9.3 years Mean age of the patients: 10.7 ± 4.8 years All of the caregivers were mothers of patients. |
Garmabi [47*] | 2014 | 123 | Psychology | CBI | 75.59 | Demographic characteristics of patients and caregivers not reported. |
Salmani [19*] | 2014 | 60 | Cancer | CBI | 84.82 | Mean age of the patients: 38.4 ± 9 years Mean age of the caregivers: 43.6 ± 19.6 years Duration of suffering from the illness: 17.7 ± 16.2 months Gender of the caregivers: 49 women and 11 men Most of the caregivers (50%) were children of patients. |
Abbasi [48*] | 2013 | 133 | Cancer | CBI | 57.60 | Gender of the caregivers: 67 women and 66 men Mean age of the caregivers: 35.7 ± 14.3 years Duration of suffering from the illness: 16.5 ± 19.5 months Most of the caregivers (51.9%) were children of patients. Most of the patients (28.6%) had breast cancer. Most of the caregivers (62.4%) were married. |
Abdollahpour [49*] | 2012 | 153 | Psychology | CBI | 47.58 | Gender of the patients: 90 women and 63 men Mean age of the patients: 77.1 ± 7.4 years Mean age of the caregivers: 53 ± 13 years 88 of the caregivers were children of patients (69 were daughters and 19 were sons of patients). |
Haresabadi [50*] | 2012 | 75 | Psychology | ZARIT | 71.13 | Mean age of the patients: 34.8 ± 12.2 years Gender of the patients: 43 men and 32 women Duration of suffering from the illness: 6.2 ± 6.3 years Mean age of the caregivers: 40.1 ± 12.2 years Gender of the caregivers: 35 men and 40 women |
Navidian [51*] | 2008 | 125 | Psychology | ZARIT | 47.9 | Gender of the patients: 83 men and 42 women 59.2% of the patients were 20–35 years old. Gender of the caregivers: 59 men and 66 women 52% of the caregivers were 20–35 years old. |
Mohammadi Shahbalagy [29*] | 2006 | 81 | Alzheimer’s disease | MCSI | 50.82 | Gender of the caregivers: 49 women and 32 men 56% of the caregivers were wives or husbands of patients. |