Perception of social support and psychotic symptoms among persons with schizophrenia: A strategy to lessen caregiver burden.
Schizophrenia
caregiver burden
psychotic symptoms
social support
Journal
The International journal of social psychiatry
ISSN: 1741-2854
Titre abrégé: Int J Soc Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0374726
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2019
11 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
31
7
2019
medline:
20
2
2020
entrez:
31
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Improving patients' perception of social support is significant not only for their re-adaptation to life but also for alleviating caregivers' burden. This study aims to examine an integrated model regarding social support, psychotic symptoms and caregiver burden. Persons with schizophrenia ( The degree of caregiver burden differed significantly within subgroups of patients' gender and education, as well as caregivers' gender, education and employment. Caregiver burden was negatively related to patients' age and household income. Social interaction partially mediated the relationship between instrumental and subjective social support (total effect = 0.451, This study shows the associations of patients' social support with psychotic symptoms and caregiver burden. Culture-specific psychosocial interventions should be provided for both patients and caregivers to enrich external support and reduce psychotic symptoms and caregivers' burden within the health care environment.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Improving patients' perception of social support is significant not only for their re-adaptation to life but also for alleviating caregivers' burden.
AIM
This study aims to examine an integrated model regarding social support, psychotic symptoms and caregiver burden.
METHODS
Persons with schizophrenia (
RESULTS
The degree of caregiver burden differed significantly within subgroups of patients' gender and education, as well as caregivers' gender, education and employment. Caregiver burden was negatively related to patients' age and household income. Social interaction partially mediated the relationship between instrumental and subjective social support (total effect = 0.451,
CONCLUSION
This study shows the associations of patients' social support with psychotic symptoms and caregiver burden. Culture-specific psychosocial interventions should be provided for both patients and caregivers to enrich external support and reduce psychotic symptoms and caregivers' burden within the health care environment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31359844
doi: 10.1177/0020764019866230
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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