Family caregiver burden and associated factors among caregivers of people with mental illness attending outpatient treatment in public hospital in Eastern Ethiopia, Ethiopia: hospital-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess family caregiver burden and associated factors among caregivers of people with mental illness in Eastern Ethiopia.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Three hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 422 family caregivers of people with mental illness were recruited using systematic random sampling, of whom 417 participated (response rate 98.8%).

Primary outcome measures

Caregiver burden was assessed using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-22). Linear regression was used to measure the associations between dependent and independent variables.

Results

The mean score of the ZBI was 47.971 (SD=14.539). In our study, factors associated with caregiver burden included age of caregivers (β=0.143, p=0.006), sex of the careg

SUBMITTER: Leta FO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570906 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature