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. 2013 Jul;35(3):251-5.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.119475.

Family burden in patient with schizophrenia and depressive disorder: a comparative study

Sateesh R Koujalgi  1 , Shobhadevi R Patil
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Family burden in patient with schizophrenia and depressive disorder: a comparative study

Sateesh R Koujalgi et al. Indian J Psychol Med. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Family care burden among schizophrenia and depressive disorders has not been addressed in the research. Family burden was significantly high in patient with schizophrenia except the effect on physical health of other family member. Comparing burden in these two groups may help in the psychosocial management.

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine family care burden in families of schizophrenia patient and compare them with patients having depressive disorders.

Materials and methods: One hundred family caregivers of patient with schizophrenia and 100 family caregivers of patient with depressive disorders were recruited for the study. It was cross sectional study. The patients were diagnosed as having schizophrenia (all types) and depressive disorders using International Classification of Disease-10, Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, Diagnostic Criteria for Research ICD-10 DCR criteria. Pollack and Perlick scale was used to identify the key family caregivers. Patient with 2 or more than 2 years duration of illness were included in the study groups. Family burden was assessed in the both groups by using the Family Burden Interview Schedule (FBIS) of Pai and Kapur. Data was analyzed using the descriptive statistics, Chi-square test.

Results: Caregivers of patients with schizophrenia in comparison to depressive disorder has significantly increased mean FBIS score (P<0.001). The family burden was significantly high in family caregivers of patients with the schizophrenia except the effect on physical health of other family members.

Conclusion: To conclude caregivers of patient with schizophrenia experience high-level of burden than the caregivers of patients with the depressive disorders.

Keywords: Depressive disorders; family care burden; schizophrenia disorders.

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Conflict of Interest: None.

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