Caregiver burden among working women and homemakers taking care of psychiatric patients.
Caregiver burden
caregiver burden questionnaire
homemaker women
working women
Journal
Industrial psychiatry journal
ISSN: 0972-6748
Titre abrégé: Ind Psychiatry J
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101547239
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
02
04
2021
revised:
19
05
2021
accepted:
21
06
2021
entrez:
15
12
2021
pubmed:
16
12
2021
medline:
16
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Caregiver burden is defined as the physical, psychological or emotional, social, and financial problem that can be experienced by the members of family caring for impaired person. In India, women are twice more likely to become caregivers than men, despite emergence of men as caregivers. The aim of the study is to assess burden of illness among working women and homemakers taking care of psychiatric patients. This hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on the caregivers who were recruited from outdoor patient department of psychiatry department of a tertiary care hospital attached to a medical college. Women who were 30-45 years old, working or homemakers and who were taking care of psychiatric patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and Bipolar affective disorder (BAPD) of either sex. Caregivers were first-degree relatives of patients. Sociodemographic data were recorded using a special performa and caregiver burden was assessed using caregiver burden questionnaire. Overall mean caregiver burden scores in Group 1 and Group 2 were 55.66 ± 4.09 and 58.16 ± 3.97, respectively, with statistically significant difference ( Caregiver burden was more among working women compared to homemaker women.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Caregiver burden is defined as the physical, psychological or emotional, social, and financial problem that can be experienced by the members of family caring for impaired person. In India, women are twice more likely to become caregivers than men, despite emergence of men as caregivers.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study is to assess burden of illness among working women and homemakers taking care of psychiatric patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
This hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on the caregivers who were recruited from outdoor patient department of psychiatry department of a tertiary care hospital attached to a medical college. Women who were 30-45 years old, working or homemakers and who were taking care of psychiatric patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and Bipolar affective disorder (BAPD) of either sex. Caregivers were first-degree relatives of patients. Sociodemographic data were recorded using a special performa and caregiver burden was assessed using caregiver burden questionnaire.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Overall mean caregiver burden scores in Group 1 and Group 2 were 55.66 ± 4.09 and 58.16 ± 3.97, respectively, with statistically significant difference (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Caregiver burden was more among working women compared to homemaker women.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34908684
doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.328809
pii: IPJ-30-166
pmc: PMC8611542
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
S166-S171Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Industrial Psychiatry Journal.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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