ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the difference of mean or median in scores family functionality and burden caregivers people with mental disorders. Methods: cross-sectional study carried out a Psychosocial Care Center 61 caregivers. Instruments were used for sociodemographic characterization, care process, Family Apgar Index Burden Interview Schedule. Mean/median tests adopted. Results: women dis...

BACKGROUND Burden of treatment refers to the workload of health care as well as its impact on patient functioning and well-being. We set out to build a conceptual framework of issues descriptive of burden of treatment from the perspective of the complex patient, as a first step in the development of a new patient-reported measure. METHODS We conducted semistructured interviews with patients s...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between communication problems associated with dementia and caregiver burden, within the context of problem behaviors and cognitive and functional abilities of the care recipient. METHODS A scale on communication problems associated with dementia was developed and administered to 89 family caregivers. Participants also completed...

The economic burden of cancer in the United States is substantial and expected to increase significantly in the future because of expected growth and aging of the population and improvements in survival as well as trends in treatment patterns and costs of care following cancer diagnosis. In this article, we describe measures of the economic burden of cancer and present current estimates and pro...

Schizophrenia is the one of the severest form of psychiatric disorder. The disorder affects not only the patient but the family also. This study is performed to assess the burden faced by care givers of schizophrenic patients. Family burden interview schedule was used in this study. There were forty patients in study, twenty six male and fourteen female. Forty caregivers were interviewed for as...

OBJECTIVES Despite the rapid growth of older ethnic minority populations, knowledge is limited about informal caregiving among these groups. Our aim was to identify correlates of caregiver burden among family caregivers of older Korean Americans (KAs). METHOD A cross-sectional survey collected data from 146 KA caregivers. Using a modified stress-appraisal model, we examined background and con...

OBJECTIVE Worldwide, research into experiences of care givers are gradually increasing and their central role in community care is being acknowledged. Caregivers experience a multidimensional range of problems, often associated with their caregiving role. It becomes important to identify these areas of burden and provide necessary support. The study sought to determine the prevalence of psychol...

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the care burden of caregiving family members of oncology patients and the perceived social support from family. Methods: The study was conducted as a descriptive and correlational study. The population of the study consisted of caregiving family members of patients who were receiving treatment in the medical oncology clinic of a university hospital betwe...