IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL STUDIES (RJHCS )

E-ISSN 2579-0528
P-ISSN 2695-2467
VOL. 11 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/rjhcs.v11.no1.2025.pg50.61

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Demographic Variables and Emotional Well-Being among Patients’ Caregivers in Selected Tertiary Health Institutions in Makurdi, Nigeria

Ene Mary Ameh, Helen Chinelo Ogwuche PhD, Samuel Terzungwe Anhange PhD

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Abstract

This study examined demographic variables and emotional well-being among patients’ caregivers in selected tertiary health institutions in Makurdi, Nigeria. The study adopted cross- sectional survey design using 384 patients’ caregivers currently supporting patients at the Federal Medical Centre Makurdi and Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi. They were sampled using Accidental sampling technique. They comprised of 74 (19.3%) males and 310 (80.7%) females. Their ages ranged from 21-54years with a mean age of 31.02 years (SD=12.901). Data were collected using the emotional well-being scale. Two-way ANOVA was used for statistical analyses. The results indicated that there was a significant effect of education on emotional wellbeing among patients’ caregivers. The result also showed that there was a significant effect of duration of care on emotional wellbeing among patients’ caregivers. The result further indicated that there was a significant interaction effect of education and duration of care on emotional wellbeing among patients’ caregivers. It was recommended that patients should endeavour to seek the support of educated and experienced caregivers who would support them while undergoing treatment. This is because they were found to have high emotional wellbeing and by implication more likely to commit themselves to support patients at the hospital.

keywords:

Education, Duration of care, Emotional wellbeing, Caregivers

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