Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience and management
of the stroke patient’caregivers. This study uses qualitative methods ,especially indepth
interviews with thirteen care givers of moderate and high level of disability
patients.
This study found that there are more than half the stroke patients in bad
conditions and had to return to hospital many times.The bad conditions of the
patients were related to being involuntary care givers or being unsupported care
givers. It is involuntary because of having none to take care, social duty, paying
back or being sympathy.Therefore, they tend to provide the least sufficient form of
care.These care givers tend to experience many problems.They, for example, suffer
from the negative meaning of the stroke such as the disable and chronic disease, high
burden, being stigmatized. They always get the negative responses of the patients
when the patients get stress or sick. They suffer from quarrels with their relatives in
many issues such as who will pay and why the patient got worse. They worry about
financial problems. They are in conflict with their family members such as being
unable to take care of their family. They are tired and got sick of long hours of care.
Most of these suffers are not solved or released. As a result, the patients are in bad
conditions. It is recommended that for the good of the patient, the health care system
should try and receive the care givers