| Title: |
Factors associated with the burden of family caregivers of patients with mental disorders: a cross-sectional study |
| Authors: |
Ana Lúcia Rezende Souza, Rafael Alves Guimarães, Daisy de Araújo Vilela, Renata Machado de Assis, Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante Oliveira, Mariana Rezende Souza, Douglas José Nogueira, Maria Alves Barbosa |
| Source: |
BMC Psychiatry, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2017. |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Psychiatry |
| Subject Terms: |
Caregiver, Burden, Mental disorder, Mental disease, Psychiatry, RC435-571 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Caregivers are responsible for the home care of family members with mental-health disorders often experience changes in their life that can generate stress and burden. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the burden of caregivers of family members with mental disorders. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted with a non-probability sample of family caregivers, whose patients attended a community services program, the Psychosocial Care Centers, in three cities in the southwest region of Goiás State, Central Brazil. Data collection took place from June 2014 to June 2015. The participants were 281 caregivers who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Bivariate analyses (t test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation) were performed, and variables with values of p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-244X |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1501-1; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-244X |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12888-017-1501-1 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/d17406ac915c4d7c861776b29b15c73b |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.17406ac915c4d7c861776b29b15c73b |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
