Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of high burden of care on family members of patients with Schizophrenia.
Study Design: Descriptive, Cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration: Department of Psychiatry, Civil Hospital Karachi for Six months from 15th September, 2014 till 15thMarch, 2015.
Methodology: Caregivers fulfilling the selection criteria were enrolled. “Zarit Burden Interview” (ZBI) was used for assessment of high
burden over caregivers of schizophrenic patients. Different demographic factors like gender, age, education and employment status
were also assessed.
Results: Out of 150 caregivers, majority 83.3% were married followed by 9% being single and 9% being widow. In this study 58%
caregivers had high burden as measured on ZBI. Out of those having high burden 52.8% were males while 47.2% were females. While
gender distribution in caregivers having no burden 65% was males and 35% were females.
Conclusion: This study reveals a high burden among caregivers living with patients of Schizophrenia
Kheenpal Das, Washdev Washdev, Abdul Nafey Kazi, Muhammad Ilyas Jat, Raza ur Rehman, Muhammad Naim Siddiqi. (2019) Living with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study to measure family care burden, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 11, Issue 1.
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