Perceived social support and burden of care of male and female caregivers of patient with schizophrenia
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https://doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.2017.v8.i1.7Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is associated with a high familial, social and economic burden. Schizophrenia is also associated with a high level of disability which may create impediments on the social and economic areas of the patients as well as on their respective family networks. Families with schizophrenia may encounter problems such as impairment of health and wellbeing of other family members, restriction of social activities of the family members and shrinking of support from the social network.
Aims: The present study examined the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study examining the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 60 (30 male and 30 female) caregivers of the patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10-DCR.
Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that male caregivers perceived more social support and less burden of care as compared to female caregivers.
Keywords: Gender, social support, burden, schizophrenia
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