Determinants of subjective and objective burden of informal caregiving of patients with psychotic disorders
- Författare
- Flyckt L, Fatouros-Bergman H, Koernig T.
- Titel
- Determinants of subjective and objective burden of informal caregiving of patients with psychotic disorders
- Utgivningsår
- 2015
- Tidskrift
- Int J Soc Psychiatry
- Volym
- 61
- Häfte
- 7
- Sidor
- 684-92
- Sammanfattning
BACKGROUND: In a previous study, the objective burden of informal caregiving to
patients with psychotic disorders amounted to 22 hours/week, and the subjective
burden was huge with predominately anxiety and depression as main symptoms. In
this study, determinants of the informal caregiving burden are analyzed to find
foci for interventions to ease the size of burden.
METHODS: Patients with psychotic disorders (n = 107) and their informal
caregivers (n = 118) were included. They were assessed with a comprehensive
battery of rating scales including patient and caregiver characteristics as well
as the amount and quality of health-care provision.
RESULTS: A multiple linear regression analysis showed that the subjective burden
was significantly lower when patients had higher levels of functioning and when
the health status of the informal caregivers was good. No significant
determinants were found for the objective burden, but an association was found
between a higher socioeconomic status of the caregivers and the amount of money
provided for the patient. An association was also found between a positive
perception of caregiving and more hours spent on caregiving.
CONCLUSION: The functioning level of the patients was the main determinant of the
subjective burden of informal care. For the objective burden, no main determinant
was found.