Burden of care in schizophrenia: implication of psychopathology of the illness
The recent trend towards community psychiatry appears to have shifted much of the burden of care of the chronically mentally ill from the institutions to the family. The objective of this study was to assess the implication of psychopathology in forty five schizophrenic patients on burden experie...
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| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Psychiatric Association
2005
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/44313/1/2005_MJP_-_Burden_of_Care-libre.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/44313/ |
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| Summary: | The recent trend towards community psychiatry appears to have shifted
much of the burden of care of the chronically mentally ill from the institutions to the
family. The objective of this study was to assess the implication of psychopathology
in forty five schizophrenic patients on burden experience by their primary caregivers.
Patients' psychopathology was assessed using Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale
(PANSS) and the burden on caregivers was measured using Burden on Family
Interview Schedule (BFS). The prevalence of burden was extensive with 40% reported
severe subjective burden. The greatest objective burden was treatment expenses
affecting 35.6% of primary caregivers. Schizophrenic patients' psychopathology
(particularly delusion, hostility and hallucinatory behaviour) was found to be significantly
correlated with the amount of burden experienced by primary caregivers. Grandiosity
and stereotyped thinking were the least burdensome symptoms imposed on the
caregivers. |
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