Table 4 Role of caregivers in the management of chronic non-communicable diseases
Main theme | Sub-theme |
|---|---|
Role of Caregivers (Family, friends, and house help) | Social support |
✓ Encourage and help to exercise | |
✓ help take medications on time | |
✓ Cooking and feeding patient | |
✓ Washing (patient hygiene) | |
✓ review | |
Effectiveness of the supports | ✓ improvement in the condition |
✓ adhere more the drugs and exercise | |
✓ fast recovery | |
Challenges | Financial challenges |
✓ for medication | |
✓ surgery | |
✓ transportation for review | |
lack of the family support | |
Attitude of health professionals | |
delay at the facility (waiting time) | |
patient resisting to adhere to the advice |