The Impact of the Severe Consequences of a Stroke on Family Members Providing Care

Authors

  • Meirgul I Assylbek Department of Social health insurance and public health, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Anartayeva Mariya Department of Social health insurance and public health, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Zharkynbekova Nazira Department of Neurology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation and Neurosurgery, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Ivanova Marina Department of Medical biophysics and information , South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Kemelbekov Kanatzhan Department of Pediatrics-1, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Doltaeva Bibigul Department of Educational and Methodological, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Sarsenbayeva Gulzat Department of Social health insurance and public health, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
  • Seidakhmetova Aizat Department of Educational and Methodological, South Kazakhstan Medical Academy, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v24i2.81552

Keywords:

stroke, relatives of stroke patients, care for stroke patients, quality of life, telerehabilitation, questionnaire.

Abstract

Background and rationale: Stroke radically changes the life not only of the patient but also of their relatives. Family members experience this event no less, and sometimes even more, than the patient themselves. Suddenly, they bear a huge additional burden: in the first weeks, they balance between household chores, work, and frequent hospital visits. After discharge, a complex process of caring for a bedridden patient begins. If the recovery of lost functions is prolonged, and aspects such as mobility, memory, speech, and self-care skills do not return, relatives accumulate chronic fatigue— both emotional and physical—as well as what is known as “caregiver fatigue.” Like the patient themselves, the family member providing care experiences an overwhelming sense of anxiety, and sometimes they too lose hope of returning to the previous life, which now seems distant and carefree.

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 24 No. 02 April’25 Page : 663-673                                   

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2025-05-17

How to Cite

Assylbek , M. I., Mariya, A., Nazira , Z., Marina, I., Kanatzhan , K., Bibigul, D., … Aizat, S. (2025). The Impact of the Severe Consequences of a Stroke on Family Members Providing Care. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 24(2), 527–537. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v24i2.81552

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2025)

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Copyright (c) 2025 Meirgul I. Assylbek , Anartayeva Mariya, Zharkynbekova Nazira , Ivanova Marina, Kemelbekov Kanatzhan , Doltaeva Bibigul, Sarsenbayeva Gulzat, Seidakhmetova Aizat

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