[
    {
        "id": "osp-10228",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Caregiving Preparedness and Caregiver Burden in Omani Family Caregivers for Patients with Acquired Brain Injury",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Roslin",
                "given": "Hema"
            },
            {
                "family": "Muliira",
                "given": "Joshua K."
            },
            {
                "family": "Lazarus",
                "given": "Eilean R."
            },
            {
                "family": "Jacob",
                "given": "Devakirubai"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al Habsi",
                "given": "Warda"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Musallami",
                "given": "Fatma"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/caregiving-preparedness-and-caregiver-burden-in-omani-family-caregivers-for-patients-with-acquired-brain-injury",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "23",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "493-501",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.6.2023.040",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to explore the caregiving preparedness and caregiver burden among Omani family caregivers (FCs) of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at the neurology clinic at Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman, from April 2019 to December 2021. Data were collected from 119 FCs and their patients at the time of discharge from the hospital and 16 weeks post-discharge during follow-up care. The questionnaire comprised the Zarit Burden Index, the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale, the Short-Form-12 Health Survey, and a patient symptom scale. Results: The FCs were predominantly female (53.8%), and the mean age was 38.27 ± 9.11 years. Most patients had moderate to severe ABI (95.8%) due to stroke (56.3%) and trauma (30.3%). The most common patient symptoms were loss of muscle strength, speech problems, mood problems, memory loss, and change in behaviour. Most FCs were found to have low caregiving preparedness (58%) at discharge, and 19.1% were found to have a high level of caregiver burden at 16 weeks post-discharge. The length of time post-injury (P"
    }
]