Prasanth Ampalam|Sasidhar Gunturu|Vasantha Padma
A comparative study of caregiver burden in psychiatric illness and chronic medical illness
Government of Andhra Pradesh|Government of Andhra Pradesh|Government of Andhra Pradesh
background caregivers individuals suffering psychiatric illness risk subjected mental health consequences depression anxiety burnout communitybased studies proved 1847 caregivers land depression caregiver burden quantified objective subjective demand burdens paucity data comparing caregiver burden psychiatric patients chronic medical illness patients aims objectives 1 compare caregiver burden psychiatric illness chronic medical illness 2 study association caregiver burden demographic factors like age gender duration caregiving materials methods study included two groups caregivers 50 members group 1 consisted caregivers psychiatric patients group 2 consisted caregivers chronic medical illness patients montgomery borgatta caregiver burden scale used assess burden terms objective subjective demand burdens results conclusion caregiver burden scores caregivers psychiatric patients significantly higher chronic medical illness p00001 caregiver burden found increase duration illness well age caregiver caregiver burden sample population less objective demand burden cross reference higher value given scale whereas emotional impact given subjective burden higher side