Quality Of Life for Family Caregivers to Cancer Patients in Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi City County, Kenya

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorLister Onsongoen_US
dc.contributor.advisorJames Ogutuen_US
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Samuel N.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T06:05:44Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T06:05:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionA Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Science (Oncology Nursing) In the School of Nursing, Department Of Community and Reproductive Health Sciences, Kenyatta University, 2022en_US
dc.description.abstractQuality of life (QoL) among cancer patient caregivers is significantly affected by characteristics such as age, educational level, economics, and geographical setting during the care provision. Objective: To explore the factors associated with QoL among family caregivers (FCG’s) of cancer patients in Kenya. Methodology: This was a correlational study conducted at Kenyatta National Hospital, which is the largest teaching and referral hospital in Kenya. The study enrolled 164 cancer patient family caregivers. The QoL (Family Version) was used to measure Quality of Life. Data collection was done using interviewer-administered questionnaires. A student t-test and Pearson chi-square were used to determine the association between personal, social and disease characteristics and family caregiver quality of life. Results: The average mean score of family caregiver QoL was 55.8 (SD±10.12) percent which is lower than in other countries. Conclusion: There was a significant association with family caregiver quality of life (QoL) and level of education, relationship to the patient, caregivers' ability to carry out normal activities, and caregiver knowledge of the stage of canceren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24822
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectQuality Of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectFamily Caregiversen_US
dc.subjectCancer Patientsen_US
dc.subjectKenyatta National Hospitalen_US
dc.subjectNairobi City Countyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleQuality Of Life for Family Caregivers to Cancer Patients in Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi City County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
MWANGIS QOL30th june 2022.pdf
Size:
1.69 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Full text Thesis
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
MST-Department of Community and Reproductive Health Nursing