ABSTRACT This study aimed at determining the burden of burns treatment as perceived by patients and care givers of under-aged patients at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu. Four objectives and three hypotheses guided the study. A descriptive cross sectional survey design was used for the study. Forty five (45) patients and twelve (12) care givers of under-aged burn patients were studied. The data were collected with two questionnaires adapted from Kildal (2008) - one for adult burn patients and the other for care givers of under-aged burns patients. These were analyzed with the aid of IBM statistical package for social sciences version 20.0. Mean, frequencies, percentages, standard deviation, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and point Bi-serial correlation were the statistics used. P < .05 was considered statistically significant. Major findings revealed that burns patients and care givers of under-aged burns patients experienced physical, financial, psychological and social burden. There was no significant relationship between age and psychological burden (P > 0.05), as well as between gender and social burden (P > 0.05). Significant relationship existed between percentage area of burn injury and physical burden of adult burns patients (P < 0.05). However no significant relationship existed between percentage area of burn of under-aged patients and physical burden of care givers of these patients (P > 0.05). Based on these findings, it was concluded that burdens are perceived by burns patients and their care givers. These burdens are increasingly perceived with increased total burns surface area and long hospitalization involved in the course of treatment. The study recommends the integration of patients in their care for improved patient outcome, arrangements for patients to meet with burns survivors to raise their hope, training and retraining of nursing manpower/utility staff to assist patients incapacitated by extensive burns, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for all to reduce out of pocket expenses and financial burden.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title i
Approval ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables ix
List of Figures x
Abstract xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 4
Purpose of the Study 4
Objectives of the Study 5
Research Question 5
Hypothesis 5
Significance of the Study 6
Scope of the Study 6
Operational Definition of Terms 7
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Conceptual Review 10
The Concept of Perception 10
The Concept of Burns 11
Psychosocial Needs and Care of Burns Patients 13
Physical Burden Experienced by Burn Patients 17
Financial Burden Experienced by Burn Patient 18
Effects of Long Hospitalization 19
Concept of Care Giving 20
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Care Giving Burden 20
Theoretical Review 21
Conceptual Model 24
Application of the Theory 25
Empirical Review 26
Summary of Reviewed Literature 34
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
Research Design 36
Area of Study 36
Population of the Study 37
Sample 37
Inclusion Criteria 37
Instrument for Data Collection 38
Validity of the Instrument 38
Reliability of the Instrument 39
Ethical Consideration 39
Procedure for Data Collection 39
Method of data Analysis 40
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Discussion of Major Findings 58
Implications of the Study 62
Conclusion 63
Limitation of the Study 63
Suggestions for Further Study 63
Summary of the study 64
Recommendations 65
REFERENCES 66
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APPENDICES
Appendix I 71
Appendix II 76
Appendix III 81
Appendix IV 82
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