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

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 study the correlation between these variables. Materials and Methods: The study sample included 100 patients with a...

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Main Authors:	Aditya Gupta, RK Solanki, GD Koolwal, Sanjay Gehlot
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/1/P.70-76.pdf

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spelling	ukm-87442016-12-14T06:48:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/ Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia Aditya Gupta, RK Solanki, GD Koolwal, Sanjay Gehlot, 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 study the correlation between these variables. Materials and Methods: The study sample included 100 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and their caregivers, randomly selected from the patients admitted in the male and female wards of psychiatric center, Jodhpur, as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. Burden Assessment Schedule and Psychological General Well-Being Index were used for the study. Results: Eighty percent of the caregivers experienced moderate levels of burden. The burden was higher among older (r = 0.334) caregivers and spouse (p o 0.0001). Psychological well-being was low in older caregivers (r = -0.44) and those with lower educational status, and higher in the siblings (p = 0.002). A strong negative correlation was found between burden and psychological well-being (r = -0.81). Conclusion: Quality of care given to the individuals with schizophrenia depends on their primary caregiver. It thus becomes essential to plan interventions that would reduce their burden of care and thus improve their psychological well-being. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-06-17 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/1/P.70-76.pdf Aditya Gupta, and RK Solanki, and GD Koolwal, and Sanjay Gehlot, (2015) Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. International Journal of Public Health Research, 4 (1). pp. 70-76. ISSN 2232-0245 www.ijphr.ukm.my
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description	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 study the correlation between these variables. Materials and Methods: The study sample included 100 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and their caregivers, randomly selected from the patients admitted in the male and female wards of psychiatric center, Jodhpur, as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. Burden Assessment Schedule and Psychological General Well-Being Index were used for the study. Results: Eighty percent of the caregivers experienced moderate levels of burden. The burden was higher among older (r = 0.334) caregivers and spouse (p o 0.0001). Psychological well-being was low in older caregivers (r = -0.44) and those with lower educational status, and higher in the siblings (p = 0.002). A strong negative correlation was found between burden and psychological well-being (r = -0.81). Conclusion: Quality of care given to the individuals with schizophrenia depends on their primary caregiver. It thus becomes essential to plan interventions that would reduce their burden of care and thus improve their psychological well-being.
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author	Aditya Gupta, RK Solanki, GD Koolwal, Sanjay Gehlot,
spellingShingle	Aditya Gupta, RK Solanki, GD Koolwal, Sanjay Gehlot, Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
author_facet	Aditya Gupta, RK Solanki, GD Koolwal, Sanjay Gehlot,
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title	Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
title_short	Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
title_full	Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
title_fullStr	Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
title_full_unstemmed	Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
title_sort	psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8744/1/P.70-76.pdf
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Psychological well-being and burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

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