Effect of Educational Guidelines on Caregivers' Burden of Patients with Gynaecological Cancer

Background: Caring for patients with gynecological cancer is often prolonged and can significantly affect the psychological, emotional, functional, and even physical health of caregivers. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of educational guidelines on caregivers' burden of patients with gynecological cancer. Design: This study was carried out using a quasi-experimental design. Setting: This study was applied in gynecologic oncology outpatient clinics at the oncology institution Sohag City. Subject: A convenient sample of 200 patients with gynecological cancers and their caregivers were enrolled. Data collection tools: Tool I: I- A structured interviewing questionnaire: Included 3 parts; part one: Demographic data of patients with gynecological cancer, Part two: Medical data of patients with gynecological cancer, and part three: caregivers demographic data of patients with gynecological cancer, Tool II: caregiver's knowledge about gynecological cancer, and Tool III: Caregivers' reported practices, Tool IV: CUIDAR: Competence for home care, caregiver version, and Tool IIV: Zarit burden scale. Results: The current study showed that, following educational guidelines Implementation, scores of knowledge, practices, and caregiver burdens significantly improved statistically. Additionally, there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between the caregiver's total knowledge, practices, and burdens scores. Conclusion: Educational guidelines Implementation has a positive effect on improving knowledge and practices. Also, statistically significant reduction of caregiver burdens associated with caring for gynecological cancer. Recommendations: Creating caregivers' educational programs in institutions that are systematically ongoing to offer the caregivers the necessary knowledge, practices, and caregiver burdens to assist them feel less burdened.