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30-01-2023

Quality of life among family caregivers of people with schizophrenia in rural China

Auteurs: Shu-Yu Deng, Yi-Zhou Wang, Man-Man Peng, Tian-Ming Zhang, Ming Li, Wei Luo, Mao-Sheng Ran

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 6/2023

Abstract

Purposes

To investigate quality of life (QoL) of family caregivers of people with schizophrenia and examine the influencing factors of the QoL in a Chinese rural area.

Methods

This study included people with schizophrenia (n = 269) and their family caregivers (n = 269) from Xinjin district, Chengdu, China. Family caregivers’ QoL was measured by the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Form and its influencing factors was analyzed by the multivariate regression.

Results

Family caregivers of people with schizophrenia had very poor QoL across four domains. The regression analysis showed that physical domain of QoL was significantly associated with age, psychiatric symptoms of people with schizophrenia, and caregiving burden of family caregivers (p < 0.05). Psychological domain of QoL was significantly related to family caregivers’ affiliate stigma, caregiving burden, and psychiatric symptoms of people with schizophrenia (p < 0.05). Social domain of QoL was significantly associated with age and psychiatric symptoms of people with schizophrenia, and affiliate stigma of family caregivers (p < 0.05). Environmental domain of QoL was significantly related to age and psychiatric symptoms of people with schizophrenia, and family caregivers’ caregiving burden (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

Family caregivers of people with schizophrenia had poor QoL in rural China. Family caregivers’ QoL is significantly impacted by age and psychiatric symptoms of people with schizophrenia, caregivers’ affiliate stigma and caregiving burden. Providing social support and psychosocial interventions for family caregivers of people with schizophrenia might be crucial to improve their QoL and caregiving.

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Titel: Quality of life among family caregivers of people with schizophrenia in rural China
Auteurs: Shu-Yu Deng
Yi-Zhou Wang
Man-Man Peng
Tian-Ming Zhang
Ming Li
Wei Luo
Mao-Sheng Ran
Publicatiedatum: 30-01-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 6/2023
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03349-6

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