Psychopathology and subjective burden amongst primary caregivers of people with mental illness in South-Western Nigeria

Adewuya, Abiodun O.; Owoeye, Olugbenga A.; Erinfolami, Adebayo R.

doi:10.1007/s00127-010-0293-0

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“…Most research on family care had reported that the caregivers bear the greater burden [14,15]. Many of these researches on caregiver burden were concentrated on caregivers of chronically ill patients such as those with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and heart disease [9,[16][17][18][19]. There seems to be less focus on the wider caregiver roles, especially regarding caregivers of recipients who are not necessarily physically or mentally ill. Also, there is a paucity of research exploring the reactions to care for the elderly person, especially regarding the frail, older members in the household.…”

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Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Yakubu

Schutte

2018

J of Compassionate Health Care

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Background: Informal caregivers play an important role in the well-being of dependent members in a household. Yet, literature on female caregiver burden in low-income and middle-income countries is scanty. This study examines the socio-demographic and socio-economic determinants of female caregiver burden in Cape Town, South Africa. Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 100 black/African and 100 coloured female caregivers selected through a systematic random sampling procedure in two different cultural communities. The study instrument assessed caregiver burden with both objective and subjective measures through the use of a fully structured questionnaire. Chi-square tests and correlation analysis were used to examine the association between background characteristics and female caregiver burden. Results:The results showed that a large proportion of caregivers (49.5%) were in the age group of 50-59 years. The majority of the respondents were in care tasks as a full time job, providing more than 40 h of care per week. Statistical significant associations were found between the socio-demographic characteristics of female caregivers (such as age, education, population group and income status) and the physical health status of the care recipients. Further, physical health of care recipients and social grants showed strong, statistically significant positive correlations with caregiver burden. Conclusions: The study recommends the government to recognise the importance of physical health of the care recipients and increase the amounts of social grants to the caregivers since this could improve the standard of living of both the care recipients and caregivers.

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Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Yakubu

Schutte

2018

J of Compassionate Health Care

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“…22 However, cultural views and superstition about mental illness persist in many parts of the country and still affect care of the mentally ill, and by extension also affect the caregiver. Very limited research has been conducted locally on this subject 23,24,25 , and this study will hopefully add to efforts in this area. The investigator's main purpose in the study was to determine the psychological factors, distress and the experience of burden of care among caregivers with the aim of contributing towards planning relevant culturally sensitive interventions to improve the wellbeing of caregivers.…”

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Burden and psychological effects : caregiver experiences in a psychiatric outpatient unit in Lagos, Nigeria

Oshodi¹,

Adeyemi²,

Aina³

et al. 2012

Afr. J. Psych

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Objective: Worldwide, research into experiences of care givers are gradually increasing and their central role in community care is being acknowledged. Caregivers experience a multidimensional range of problems, often associated with their caregiving role. It becomes important to identify these areas of burden and provide necessary support. The study sought to determine the prevalence of psychological distress and experience of burden of care among the caregivers of mentally ill patients. Method: A cross sectional descriptive study. Eligible consecutive subjects were recruited to the study over a 6 month period. Fifty three caregiver relatives of patients diagnosed with a psychiatric illness were assessed using the General Health questionnaire version 12, an Adapted Burden of Care (BOC) Schedule and a Sociodemographic questionnaire. Results: The caregivers were 51% male and 49% female. Most were above 35years in age (66.1%). They were either parents (38.8%), siblings (18.4%), uncle/aunt (14.3%), first cousin (12.2%) or other extended relatives (16.3%). Almost half of the relatives had psychological distress (43.8%) and most of which (63%) had more burden. The mean score on the BOC among the caregivers was 41 (±18.68SD), with scores ranging from 0.00-89.00, and 45.3% of relatives experiencing more than average burden of care. Conclusion: There is a significant level of burden and psychological distress experienced by caregivers in this study location. It is recommended that effectively planned interventions are targeted at alleviating this burden and at improving the ability of caregivers to cope, within the Nigerian mental health service delivery system.

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“…Future research should follow up our results since this study has a limited sample and is conducted in a naturalistic northern European context, which might reduce its comparability and the ability to generalize results into other cultural contexts or staff settings [1,34,35]. However, it is worth noticing that patients' directly observable behavioral functioning in the Swedish CLIPS-study already has been shown to be comparable to directly observable behavioral functioning of patients in the United States [36].…”

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Family burden and functional assessment in the Swedish CLIPS-study: do staff and relatives agree on individuals with psychotic disorders’ functional status?

Hjärthag

Helldin

Olsson

et al. 2011

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Relatives, who perceive individuals with a psychotic disorder to be limited in their ability to interpersonal relationships and limited in their ability to activate in everyday life, are more likely to perceive a higher burden. Even though staff and relatives mainly agree on the patients' functional ability, they often differ in ratings regarding patients' social acceptability and ability to activate in everyday life. This should be worth considering in clinical practice as well as in future research.

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Psychopathology and subjective burden amongst primary caregivers of people with mental illness in South-Western Nigeria

Cited by 28 publications

References 17 publications

Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

Burden and psychological effects : caregiver experiences in a psychiatric outpatient unit in Lagos, Nigeria

Family burden and functional assessment in the Swedish CLIPS-study: do staff and relatives agree on individuals with psychotic disorders’ functional status?

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