Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Physical Illnesses in SSH, BHU

<i>Background:</i> Chronic physical illness places a heavy burden on both the sufferer and the caregiver. Thus, there is a psychological, physical, and economic burden on family members. Caring for physically ill patients places stress and burden on caregivers. Caregivers adopt different ways to cope with it. This study was conducted to assess the burden among caregivers of physically ill patients. Several studies have specifically focused on the quality of life of caregivers of patients with physical illness. <i>Objectives:</i> This study examined the burden of caregivers of patients with physical illness. <i>Methods:</i> A cross-sectional descriptive design was employed, and 50 participants from physical illness. The data was collected through Zarit Burden Interview and activities of daily living with Socio-demographic variables of both patient and caregivers. Data was analyzed by SPSS 20 statistical software. <i>Results:</i> There was no significant association between caregiver burden and Socio-demographic variables like gender, domicile, educational status, marital status, type of family, occupation, religion, duration of the stay with patient, employment status, family income status except debt due to illness with which association present the findings also showed that caregivers of patients with mental illness experiences more burden than caregiver of patients with physical illness. <i>Conclusion:</i> There is a need to provide social support for caregivers. The outcome of this study may help the health care providers in designing stress relief programme and better delivery system of cares for primary caregivers by proper specific framing and psycho-education programs.