BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia as a chronic mental disorder not only has far-reaching consequences for patients, but also for their family members or other informal caregivers. In this study, we investigated whether needs for care of patients with schizophrenia are related to (negative) consequences for their informal caregivers. METHOD: A total of 287 patients with schizophrenia and their informal caregivers participated in the EPSILON study of schizophrenia in five European countries. Caregiver consequences were measured by the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ) and needs for care by the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN). RESULTS: Total number of needs for care as well as specific areas of needs for care of patients appeared to be only weak predictors of caregiver consequences in terms of explained variance. CONCLUSION: Subjective needs for care as measured by the CAN are not a good indicator for consequences experienced by the informal care system of patients with schizophrenia.
BACKGROUND:Schizophrenia as a chronic mental disorder not only has far-reaching consequences for patients, but also for their family members or other informal caregivers. In this study, we investigated whether needs for care of patients with schizophrenia are related to (negative) consequences for their informal caregivers. METHOD: A total of 287 patients with schizophrenia and their informal caregivers participated in the EPSILON study of schizophrenia in five European countries. Caregiver consequences were measured by the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ) and needs for care by the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN). RESULTS: Total number of needs for care as well as specific areas of needs for care of patients appeared to be only weak predictors of caregiver consequences in terms of explained variance. CONCLUSION: Subjective needs for care as measured by the CAN are not a good indicator for consequences experienced by the informal care system of patients with schizophrenia.
Authors: Gabriele Gaigl; Esther Täumer; Andreas Allgöwer; Thomas Becker; Johanna Breilmann; Peter Falkai; Uta Gühne; Reinhold Kilian; Steffi G Riedel-Heller; Klemens Ajayi; Jessica Baumgärtner; Peter Brieger; Karel Frasch; Stephan Heres; Markus Jäger; Andreas Küthmann; Albert Putzhammer; Bertram Schneeweiß; Michael Schwarz; Markus Kösters; Alkomiet Hasan Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2022-02-15 Impact factor: 3.630
Authors: Monika Szkultecka-Dębek; Jacek Walczak; Joanna Augustyńska; Katarzyna Miernik; Jarosław Stelmachowski; Izabela Pieniążek; Grzegorz Obrzut; Angelika Pogroszewska; Gabrijela Paulić; Marić Damir; Siniša Antolić; Rok Tavčar; Andra Indrikson; Kaire Aadamsoo; Slobodan Jankovic; Attila J Pulay; József Rimay; Márton Varga; Ivana Sulkova; Petra Veržun Journal: Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health Date: 2015-09-23