The effect of psychoeducation on care burden applied to mothers of children who underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in turkey: a quasi-experimental study

The purpose of this study was to examine at the effect of psychoeducation on the care burden for
mothers whose children underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (Allo-BMT).
Data Sources: The single group, quasi-experimental study was conducted in a children’s BMT unit in theAegean Region of Turkey. No sampling method was used, and the study sample consisted of 21 mothers whofulfilled the inclusion criteria of turning 18 years old, volunteering for study participation, speaking andunderstanding Turkish, and having a child who had undergone Allo-BMT. The psychoeducation covered thefollowing topics: (i) Allo-BMT and Child Care After Transplantation, (ii) Feelings Concerning the Disease andthe Role of Caregiver, (iii) Stress and Anger Management, and (iv) Family-Spousal and Social Relations. Thecare burden was measured using the Clinically Adapted Zarit Burden Interview (CA-ZBI). Data analysis was
performed on SPSS 20.0 software using repeated measures of analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroniadjusted post hoc test. After the psychoeducation, a significant difference was found between pretest (26.85§ 12.9) and posttest (20.42 § 12.66) care burden of mean scores (P < .05). In addition, a significant differencewas found between pretest and follow-up test (20.52 § 11.49) mean scores of care burden (P < .05).
Conclusion: The psychoeducation reduced the care burden experienced by the mothers of the children whounderwent Allo-BMT and this positive impact lasted for a month.Implications for Nursing Practice: Nurses, especially consultation liaison psychiatric nurses, can provide similar psychoeducation to caregivers in BMT units, assisting them in protecting their physical and mental healthby reducing their care burden