BACKGROUND: Eating disorders (EDs) in a close relative can be particularly stressful for family members. AIMS: To assess the perceived burden of caregivers of patients with EDs and to identify demographic and clinical variables that could predict this burden. METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 145 ED patients and 246 related caregivers. ED patients completed the Health-Related Quality of Life in ED-short form, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Short Form-12. Caregivers completed the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire-EU version, the Short Form-12, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Anorectic Behaviour Observation Scale. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Chi-square, and Fisher's exact test were applied to examine the inter-variable relationships. RESULTS: A high burden of caregiving was associated with being divorced (β = 14.23, SE = 3.88; p = 0.001), having a low level of education (β = 4.70, SE = 1.96; p = 0.02), having high levels of anxiety (β = 5.45, SE = 2.13; p = 0.01) or depression (β = 5.74, SE = 2.80; p = 0.04), and caring for a relative with a low physical quality of life (β = 5.91, SE = 1.78; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Evaluating family caregivers of patients with ED for risk factors for increased caregiver burden and offering them assistance could reduce their perceived burden of caregiving.
BACKGROUND:Eating disorders (EDs) in a close relative can be particularly stressful for family members. AIMS: To assess the perceived burden of caregivers of patients with EDs and to identify demographic and clinical variables that could predict this burden. METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 145 ED patients and 246 related caregivers. ED patients completed the Health-Related Quality of Life in ED-short form, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Short Form-12. Caregivers completed the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire-EU version, the Short Form-12, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Anorectic Behaviour Observation Scale. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, Chi-square, and Fisher's exact test were applied to examine the inter-variable relationships. RESULTS: A high burden of caregiving was associated with being divorced (β = 14.23, SE = 3.88; p = 0.001), having a low level of education (β = 4.70, SE = 1.96; p = 0.02), having high levels of anxiety (β = 5.45, SE = 2.13; p = 0.01) or depression (β = 5.74, SE = 2.80; p = 0.04), and caring for a relative with a low physical quality of life (β = 5.91, SE = 1.78; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Evaluating family caregivers of patients with ED for risk factors for increased caregiver burden and offering them assistance could reduce their perceived burden of caregiving.
Authors: Jiska E D Wolthaus; Peter M A J Dingemans; Aart H Schene; Donald H Linszen; Durk Wiersma; Robbert J Van Den Bosch; Wiepke Cahn; Ron Hijman Journal: J Nerv Ment Dis Date: 2002-04 Impact factor: 2.254
Authors: Josune Martín; Angel Padierna; Bob van Wijngaarden; Urko Aguirre; Ane Anton; Pedro Muñoz; José M Quintana Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2015-06-09 Impact factor: 3.630