Environmental Barriers Faced by Caregivers  Caring for Adults with Terminal Illnesses

Husna Ahmad Ainuddin; Siti Norehan Ab Ghani; Akehsan Dahlan; Mohd Suleiman Murad

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.359

Authors

Husna Ahmad Ainuddin Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam, 42300 Malaysia
Siti Norehan Ab Ghani Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam, 42300 Malaysia
Akehsan Dahlan Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam, 42300 Malaysia
Mohd Suleiman Murad Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam, 42300 Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.359

Keywords:

Environmental Barriers, Terminal Illness, Adult, Caregiver

Abstract

Caring for a patient at the end of their life can be highly demanding and becomes a challenge for caregivers. The participants were recruited using a convenience sampling of ten caregivers who provided the most care to an adult with a terminal illness. All interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed using the six steps of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The findings showed that the environmental barriers caregivers had recognized were transportation, insufficient material resources, and remote home facilities. By acknowledging these barriers, healthcare professionals can design and implement therapeutic environments that are clinically relevant toward those most in need.

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