Abstract Background Caregivers of patients load different kinds burdens, including emotional distress. Aims this study were to evaluate both burden and empathy caregivers who assist with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Methods We selected a sample 60 (34 women 26 men), assisted disorders treated in our local Community Mental Health Center for 1-year minimum period. administered two scales sam...

Object: To clarify the emotional and instrumental support influencing male caregivers for people with dementia living at home. Patients/Materials and Methods: The subjects were 298 male caregivers. Nursing care burden was assessed using the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale. Ability to cope with care problems was assessed using the Nursing Care Problems Coping Scale for Male Caregivers for People wi...

Abstract Background Alzheimer is a pathology that concers the patient and his family having physical, social, economic psychological impact. Research on caregivers still lacking little known about burden ist associated factors in Tunisia. The aim of this study were to describe caregiver among Tunisian patients with alzheimeŕs disease, its relationship social support. Methods We conducted cross-...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to develop a short and a screening version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) that would be suitable across diagnostic groups of cognitively impaired older adults, and that could be used for cross-sectional, longitudinal, and intervention studies. DESIGN AND METHODS We used data from 413 caregivers of cognitively impaired older adults referred to a memory...

Objective: To explore the caregiving preparedness and burden among Omani family caregivers (FCs) of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI). Methods: A prospective observational design was used to collect data from 119 FCs their at time discharge hospital 16 weeks post-discharge during follow up-care in neurology clinic. The questionnaire comprised Zarit Burden Index, Preparedness for Caregiv...

OBJECTIVE To screen for psychiatric morbidity among caregivers of patients attending a child and adolescent psychiatric clinic. METHOD A total of 155 patients and their caregivers were consecutively recruited over a 1 month period. Sociodemographic and clinical information on patients was obtained either from the hospital records or from the caregiver. Scoring on the Children's Global Assessm...

Introduction Serious mental illness in adolescence that not only has a significant impact on the patient but also other contexts such as their family. Caregivers assume almost all of care. This responsibility exposes caregivers to intense overload with negative consequences. Objectives To evaluate and quantify primary caregiver children adolescents severe disorders. Methods A prospective study ...

Aim: The burden of the caregiver can affect socially, psychologically and physically in time. Since becoming a is always an unpredictable situation adaptation to this takes place after arises. aim study examine attitudes coping with quality life caregivers patients hospitalized palliative care units.
 Materials Methods: was carried out 59 unit university hospital. Zarit scale used determin...

OBJECTIVE Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). Frequent and severe neuropsychiatric symptoms create high levels of distress for patients and caregivers, decreasing their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate neuropsychiatric symptoms that may contribute to increased caregiver burden in PDD patients. METHODS Forty-eight PDD patients we...