Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

A Gupta, RK Solanki, GD Koolwal… - International Journal of …, 2015 - journalarticle.ukm.my
Background: There is a definite paucity of Indian studies looking into the caregiver burden,
psychological well-being, and the interface between them. Objectives: This work aims to …

Psychological distress, perceived burden and quality of life in caregivers of persons with schizophrenia

S Stanley, S Balakrishnan, S Ilangovan - Journal of Mental Health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Caregiving in schizophrenia is a demanding and exhausting activity that
challenges the physical and emotional resources of family caregivers. In traditional societies …

[HTML][HTML] Subjective burden, psychological distress, and perceived social support among caregivers of persons with schizophrenia

EA Raj, S Shiri, KV Jangam - Indian journal of social psychiatry, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Results: The result shows that negative symptoms of patients, subdomains of burden
(burden on well-being, marital burden, burden on relations, and burden due to perceived …

Predictors of family caregiver burden in schizophrenia: Study from an in-patient tertiary care hospital in India

A Jagannathan, J Thirthalli, A Hamza… - Asian journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Family caregivers experience significant burden in taking care of their patients
with schizophrenia. Research on predictors of caregiver burden in India, where families are …

Caregiver burden is associated with disability in schizophrenia: Results of a study from a rural setting of south India

CN Kumar, KK Suresha, J Thirthalli… - … Journal of Social …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Taking care of patients with schizophrenia is a major source of burden to the
family. Research on burden experienced by family members of patients living in rural …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: a literature review

A Caqueo-Urízar, J Gutiérrez-Maldonado… - Health and quality of life …, 2009 - Springer
Background A couple of decades ago, hospitals or psychiatric institutions were in charge of
caring for patients with schizophrenia; however, nowadays this role is performed by one or …

Caregivers burden of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a sectional study

S Vasudeva, CK Sekhar… - Indian journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Caregiving has been identified as a basic component of human nature and a
primary element of close relationship. This study aims to assess the extent and pattern of …

Demographic factors and clinical correlates of burden and distress in relatives of service users experiencing schizophrenia: A study from south‐western Nigeria

DI Ukpong - International journal of mental health nursing, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Caregivers burden is an important area of clinical work that is often neglected, particularly in
relatives of patients with psychosis. The aim of the present study is to examine if some …

[HTML][HTML] Perception of burden by caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

S Srivastava - Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: There is a dearth of studies assessing the burden of caregivers of patients with
schizophrenia and illness-related variables such as age, sex, duration of illness, domicile …

Quality of life and perception of burden among caregivers of persons with mental illness

S Narasipuram, S Kasimahanti - Archives of Mental Health, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Family care-giving for persons with mental illness has been associated with
reduced quality of life and high levels of burden. Most studies on care-giving focused on …