Caregiver burden in the context of schizophrenia refers to the serious psychosocial and emotional problems, difficulties, stressful situations, or significant negative life changes that affect the family members of an ill relative. It encompasses the caregivers' perception that their emotional and physical health, social life, and financial status suffer as a direct result of providing care.

State University of New York at Buffalo

Google

Caring for family members with schizophrenia subjects caregivers to mostly negative experiences, which in turn negatively impact the caregivers themselves. Negative aspects experienced by patients’ relatives as a consequence of their care giving role are collectively known as ‘burden’

- Definition of Burden
- Objective and Subjective Burden
- Increase and Decrease of Burden

Schizophrenia Patients' Family Members and Care Giver's Mental Health: Burden

- Objective burden: Practical problems, difficulties and concrete and observable negative effects the illness has on family life resulting in significant life changes.

- Subjective burden is the extent to which caregivers actually feel burdened because of the situation, resulting in psychological reactions and affecting well-being

Learn Before

Related