Abstract

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the caregiving outcomes and problems experienced by nursing staff.

Method: The sectional study was conducted between August and September 2018 with nursing staff working in nursing homes and special care centers. The study population consisted of the nursing staff (N=92) working in institutions, and the study sample consisted of the nursing staff who agreed to participate in the study (n=76). The study data were collected by using the Questionnaire, developed in line with the literature, and the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale. Ethics Committee approval was obtained for the study. SPSS 20.00 package program was used for the data analysis, and descriptive statistics, correlation test, t test and analysis of variance were performed.

Results: Of the nursing staff, 65.8% had fatigue, 60.5% had stress, 59.2% had demoralization, and 59.2% had sleep disturbance due to care given. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale scores and the presence of any health problem and taking psychiatric medication in nursing staff (p<0.05). In addition, a statistically significant difference was found between movement problems and the mean Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale scores of nursing staff (p<0.05).

Conclusion: In this study, it was found that health problem, taking psychiatric medication and movement problems experienced by nursing staff affected the care negatively. In line with these results, it is recommended that nursing staff should be supported psychologically and physical.