Impact of Caregiver’s Burden of Children with Asthma: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: Caregiver stress can have a number of detrimental effects, such as physical health problems, mental health difficulties, and a lower overall quality of life. Stress among caregivers is a public health concern because of its relation to higher costs for the person, family, and the healthcare system. Aim: The aim of this review is to analyze the impact of caregiver burden of parents who have a child with asthma. Methods: The electronic databases PubMed, Cochrane Library, and the Web of Science databases were searched to access related articles. Searching was understood and the articles published between 2011 and 2020 were selected. The search terms used in databases were "Caregiver Burden" [Mesh] OR Caregiver Burdens [tiab] OR Care Burden [tiab] OR "Social Support" [Mesh] OR "Stress, Psychological" [Mesh] OR Psychological Stresses [tiab] OR Psychologic Stress [tiab] OR Psychological Stressor [tiab] OR AND "Quality of Life" [Mesh] OR Health-Related Quality Of Life [tiab] OR Health Related Quality Of Life [tiab] OR HRQOL [tiab] AND “Asthma" [Mesh] OR Bronchial Asthma [tiab] OR childhood asthma [tiab] AND "parents/education" [MeSH Terms]. The quality evaluation of the studies was performed by independent reviewer utilizing Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklists’. Results: Initially, 46 studies that met the searching strategies stated above were found on databases. Eighteen of them remained following the analysis of their abstracts according to inclusion criteria. All the articles were published in English and out of them 18 studies were of descriptive design. Conclusion: Caring for an asthmatic child obviously has a negative influence on parents as caregivers. One of the study’s most notable findings is that asthma affects both the youngster and his primary caregiver. Second, there is a scarcity of information on interventional strategies for asthmatic children’s caregivers. Appropriate caregiving intervention programmes targeted at promoting caregiver well-being will be necessary in the future. The goals of these programmes should be to help parents improve their disease management abilities, their quality of life, and their daily routines. All of the planned initiatives will surely improve the quality of life for both parents and children.