Defining the concept of family caregiver burden in patients with schizophrenia: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Since the deinstitutionalization policy, in psychiatric hospitals, the care of patients with schizophrenia was left to their families which has been imposing a heavy burden on them. Family caregiver burden could have consequences for caregivers, patients, and the society. There is very little consensus on the definition and dimensions of the caregiver burden, which leads to a lack of consistency in the results of research. Thus, the present study was aimed to redefine the family caregiver burden of patients with schizophrenia. METHODS:The databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE (Via Ovid), ProQuest, SCI, Magiran, SID, and IranDoc will be searched from 1940 to 2018 using subject headings and appropriate terms in both Farsi and English languages. Also, gray literature an

SUBMITTER: Tamizi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6878682 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature