Abstract:
Family caregivers are essential resources in the long-term care system for stroke
patients. This predictive correlational research aimed to investigate the factors influencing the
positive aspect of caregiving among stroke family caregiver. The participants of the study were
120 family caregivers of stroke patients in Saraburi province who were recruited based on
multi-stage cluster sampling. Data was collected in March-April, 2017 using interviews including
social networks, perceived social support, perceived caregiving burden, perceived self-efficacy,
enrichment events in daily life, and positive aspectsof caregiving. Data was analyzed by
descriptive statistics and multiple regressions.
The results revealed that the positive aspect of caregiving among stroke family
caregivers was rated at high levels. The three items most reported by family caregivers were
feeling of good about myself to provide care for love one, feeing of more useful, feeling of
appreciated from others. Results also indicated that enrichment events in daily life, perceived
caregiving burden, perceived self-efficacy, and perceived health status, could explain the
variation of the positive aspect of caregiving among stroke family caregivers by 49.1%.
Results suggest that community nurse practitioners and other health providers should
develop program to improve the positive aspect of caregiving among stroke family caregivers.
They should promote enrichment events in daily life, improve perceived self-efficacy, and
manage health status, and also reduce perceived caregiving burden, in order to an effective
caregiving role.