Caregiver Burden and the Related Factors Among Family Caregivers of Older Persons With Schizophrenia: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schizophrenia is a chronic health condition that poses unique challenges for patients and their family caregivers. This study assessed the association between caregiver burden, sociodemographic characteristics and psychological factors among family caregivers of older persons with schizophrenia.

Methods

A mixed methods design was employed in this study. Three hundred and forty respondents were purposively selected to participate in the quantitative aspect of the survey, whereas 20 caregivers were purposively selected to participate in the qualitative phase. The Zarit Burden Interview Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used to collect quantitative data from family caregivers, and qualitative data were collected through face-to-face, in-depth inter

SUBMITTER: Makanjuola OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12444614 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature