A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness
Background Caregivers of patients are at greater risk of mental and physical health problems. Aims To compare the caregiver burden in psychiatric illness and chronic medical illness. Methods. The caregiver burden was assessed on Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale. Results The caregiver burde...
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| author | A Prasanth V Padma N N Raju M Narasimha Reddy |
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| description | Background Caregivers of patients are at greater risk of mental and physical health problems.
Aims To compare the caregiver burden in psychiatric illness and chronic medical illness.
Methods. The caregiver burden was assessed on Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale.
Results The caregiver burden in families of psychiatric clients is higher than that of other medical illness, & increaseswith the duration of illness
Conclusion Interventions aiming at reduction of caregiver burden should be routinely incorporated in the managementof persons with mental illness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b03020b25244861971f0a97c19a18762022-12-21T23:47:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Mental Health2589-91712589-918X2010-01-011111620A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illnessA PrasanthV PadmaN N RajuM Narasimha ReddyBackground Caregivers of patients are at greater risk of mental and physical health problems. Aims To compare the caregiver burden in psychiatric illness and chronic medical illness. Methods. The caregiver burden was assessed on Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden Scale. Results The caregiver burden in families of psychiatric clients is higher than that of other medical illness, & increaseswith the duration of illness Conclusion Interventions aiming at reduction of caregiver burden should be routinely incorporated in the managementof persons with mental illness.http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2010;volume=11;issue=1;spage=16;epage=20;aulast=Prasanth;type=0caregiver burden; psychiatric illness; medical illness |
| spellingShingle | A Prasanth V Padma N N Raju M Narasimha Reddy A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness Archives of Mental Health caregiver burden; psychiatric illness; medical illness |
| title | A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness |
| title_full | A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness |
| title_fullStr | A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness |
| title_short | A comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness & chronic medical illness |
| title_sort | comparative study of care giver burden in psychiatric illness chronic medical illness |
| topic | caregiver burden; psychiatric illness; medical illness |
| url | http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2010;volume=11;issue=1;spage=16;epage=20;aulast=Prasanth;type=0 |
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