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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the depression symptoms and quality of sleep of palliative care patients’ family caregivers. Methods: A total of 120 patients were hospitalized at the palliative care center and primary caregivers were included. Depression symptoms of caregivers was assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and quality of sleep with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).Results: The mean age of 120 caregivers included in the study was 47.2±12.8 years. The mean BDI score was 10.4±7.2, and the mean PSQI score was 4.6±2.9. Significantly higher rates of depression symptoms were observed in singles than in married people (p=0.037). The healthy sleep rate of the patients whose caregiving period was 6-10 years was significantly lower (p=0.018). While 78.5% of those who received support from their families had a healthy sleep, this rate was 52.4% in those who did not receive support from their families (p=0.034). A significant difference was found between PSQI and BDI categories (p=0.004). People with moderate depressive symptoms were more likely to have poor sleep quality and long-term sleep disorders.Conclusions: Family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care are at risk for poor sleep quality and depression symptoms. We think that the evaluation of these people in terms of the presence of depression symptoms and poor sleep quality may provide early intervention to alleviate the symptoms.

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Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the self-care management of patients with chronic disease and the caregiver burden of family members. Material and Methods: The study was conducted using a descriptive and correlational design. The sample of the study consisted of 235 patients with chronic diseases hospitalized in a state hospital and their caregivers. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form, the Barthel Index, The Self-Care Management Scale in Chronic Illness, the Caregiver Information Form, and The Burden Interview. The data has been analyzed via SPPS 25.0 and the LISREL 8.7 program. Results: The mean score of the Caregiver Burden Scale was found to be 31.74±14.95. The caregiver burden has a direct negative relationship with the patient's daily living activities. Although selfguarding, which is one of the sub-dimensions of self-care management, has no relationship with the caregiver burden, socialguarding has a positive and direct relationship with the caregiver burden. Conclusion: Variables associated with caregiver burden are the patient's daily living activities, social protection level, and caregiver gender. When planning practices to reduce the caregiver burden, it is recommended that the patient's dependent status and diseaserelated self-care management be taken into consideration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The study was conducted to evaluate the care burden and burnout levels of caregivers for patients hospitalized in palliative care. This descriptive study was conducted with 76 caregivers who were hospitalized in the palliative care services of a university and state hospital between 02.12.2019 and 02.06.2022 in Turkey. After obtaining the permissions of the ethics committee and the institution, the data were collected with the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Palliative Performance Scale, Caregivers Burden Inventory, and Maslach Burnout Inventory. The total score of the Caregivers Burden Inventory was 50.31±15.37, sub-dimensions of timedependency burden, developmental burden, physical burden, social burden, and emotional burden scores were 18.30±3.23, 10.94±6.03, 13.54±5.99, 4.09±4.68, and 3.42±3.89, respectively. The Maslach Burnout Inventory sub-dimensions were emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment, with mean scores of 24.78±10.33, 11.59±4.20, and 28.64±5.67, respectively. The mean Palliative Performance Scale score of the patients was 32.76±16.86. As the care burden of caregivers increased, so did their exhaustion scores. Caregivers had moderate care burdens, high time dependency and physical burdens, high emotional exhaustion, and low personal accomplishment burnout. All patients who were cared for were bedridden. The presence of incontinence in the patient affected the time dependency care burden of the caregivers, and the presence of chronic disease in the caregiver and living with the patient also affected the caregivers' emotional exhaustion. These results show that studies must be conducted to develop multidisciplinary interventions to reduce caregivers’ care burden and burnout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: It is known that psychiatric diseases also affect the quality of life of patients' relatives. The aim of this study is to examine the level of resilience, depression and burnout of the caregivers of forensic psychiatry patients in order to recognize the mental problems that may be experienced by relatives of forensic psychiatry patients who have committed crimes in addition to psychiatric illness. Method: 90 high-security forensic psychiatry patient relatives were included in the study. Sociodemographic data form, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Adult Resilience Scale (RSA) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were admi-nistered to all participants. Results: BDI score of caregivers was 10.8±7.7, RSA-total 99.8±12.5, emotional burnout score from MBI subscales 22.5±3.4, depersonalization score 9.4±2.2, personal success score was determined as 16.8±5.4. There was a significant difference between the duration of caregiving in terms of BDI score (p<0.01). The BDI score of the caregivers of the patients with criminal liability was found to be significantly higher than the score of the caregivers of the patients without criminal liability (p< 0.01). Discussion: It was observed that the level of psychological resilience was good in people who took care of psychiatric patients who were subjected to forensic psychiatric examination, but they had mild depression and moderate burnout. It is seen that the relatives of the patients are affected psychologically and the necessary psychosocial support can be positive for the caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aim: To investigate the effects of nursing interventions based on Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory (MUIT) on uncertainty, hopelessness, coping and adaptation for care givers of children diagnosed with cancer. Materials and Methods: The study was randomized controlled experimental design study, which had repeated measures (pretest-posttest-follow up) and parallel group (intervention-control), it included measures of uncertainty (PPUS), hopelessness (BHS), coping and adaptation (CAPS). The study was conducted in January-July 2019 with the caregivers of 46 children diagnosed with cancer who followed in paediatric oncology-haematology clinics. Intervention Group (IG) was given 6 modules education and consultancy according to protocol that was developed based on theory. The CONSORT guideline was performed in the study. Results: PPUS post-test mean score of IG was lower than CG (p

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada Bursa ilinde Alzheimer hastalarına bakım veren bireylerin hastalıkla ilgili farkındalık düzeyinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Orta veya ağır evre Alzheimer hastasına en az 6 aydır bire bir bakım veren 50 kişi çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların ve bakım verenlerin demografik özellikleri kayıt altına alındı. Bakım verenlere hastalıkla ilgili basit temel bilgilerin sorgulandığı 10 soruluk bir anket uygulandı.Bulgular: Katılımcıların %56’sı hastalıkla karşılaşmadan önce hastalıkla ilgili bilgiye sahip değildi. %50’si yakını Alzheimer tanısı aldıktan sonra hastalıkla ilgili bilgi almak için herhangi bir yönteme başvurmamıştı. Katılımcıların %84’ü hastalığın kalıcı olduğunu, %80’i tedavisinin ilaçlarla yapıldığını bilmekteydi. %86’sı ilaçların şikayetleri sadece kısmen geriletmek için verildiğinin farkındaydı. %54’ü ağızdan alınan tabletler dışında başka tedavi seçeneklerinden haberdar değildi. %44’ü tedaviyle hastalığın düzelmediğini, %50’si ilaçları dönem dönem değiştirmek gerektiğini bilmekteydi. Hastalıkla ilgili sizi en çok sıkıntıya sokan şey nedir sorusuna sırasıyla gece uykusuzluğu, ajitasyonlar, inatçılık, hırçınlık, idrar ve gaita inkontinansı cevapları verildi. Sonuç: Hasta yakınlarının hastalıkla ilgili yeterli bilgiye sahip olması hastalığın erken tanınması, hastalığa bağlı gelişen problemlerin anlaşılabilmesi ve tedavi sürecinin düzgün yönetilmesine olanak sağlayacaktır

Amaç: Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu (OSB) ve Down Sendromlu (DS) çocuklarda hafiften ağıra kadar değişebilen düzeylerde zihinsel yetersizlik görülmektedir. Zihinsel yetersizliği olan bu çocukların kişisel bakım, gelişim ve sosyal yaşantıları birtakım destekler gerektirmektedir. Gerekli bakım ve destekleri veren bu bireylere birtakım yükler binmektedir. Bu çalışmada OSB ve DS çocuklara bakım verenlerin bakım yüklerinin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel ve prospektif olarak tasarlanan bu çalışmaya 01 Ocak 2018 ile 01 Ocak 2019 tarihleri arasında Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Hastanesi’nin Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalına bağlı acil servis, poliklinikler ve servisinde ayaktan veya yatırılarak takip veya tedavi edilen OSB veya DS’li çocukların bakım verenleri dahil edildi. 18 yaşından büyük ve en az 1 yıldır bakım verenler gönüllülük esası ile çalışmaya alınmıştır. Bakım verenlerin yaş, cinsiyet, eğitim durumu, medeni hal, meslek, maddi gelir düzeyi gibi sosyodemografik özellikleri ve Zarit Bakım Verme Yükü Ölçeği (ZBYÖ) ile bakım verme yükleri belirlendi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 91 (46 OSB, 45 DS) bakım veren katıldı. Bakım verenlerin çoğunluğu (%91) kadındı. OSB grubunda bakım verenlerin yaş ortalaması 37,73 yıl±7,82 ve DS grubunda ortalama 43,24 yıl±10,71 idi (p:0,008). ZBYÖ toplam puan ortalaması OSB grubunda 51,81±15,84 iken DS grubunda 42,42±13,52 puan bulundu ve bu fark anlamlı idi (p:0,003).Sonuç: Çalışmamızda DS’ye bakım veren kişilere göre OSB tanılı çocuklara bakım verenlerin bakım yükünün daha yüksek olduğunu saptadık. Araştırmamızın OSB’li çocuklara bakım verenlerin yaşadıkları güçlükleri tanımada ileride yapılacak daha kapsamlı çalışmalara referans olacağını düşünmekteyiz.

Objective: This study aimed to adapt the Turkish version and assess the cultural and psychometric properties of the Caregiving Competence Scale (CCS). Methods: CCS-Turkish form (CCS-TR) was tested in a sample of 337 family caregivers of patients who had a stroke. The explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out for construct validity. The item-total score correlations, Cronbach's Alpha value, and split-half test were calculated for reliability. The score on the scale was 4-16 points. Results: The mean age of the caregivers was found to be 47.48 ± 14.52 years, whereas the mean age of patients who had a stroke was 70.34±12.04 years. According to expert opinion, the content validity index score of the scale was 0.83. The result of the confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the single-factor structure revealed a good fit. The Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.83, whereas the split-half reliability value was r: 0.82. The total score of the scale was determined as 11.5±1.74. Conclusion: This study revealed high validity and reliability values of the CCS-TR, which suggests that the scale can be safely used. The presence of CCS in different languages is an advantage for conducting comparative studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The main aim of this study is to investigate the difference of transition from oral to long-acting antipsychotic treatments on caregiver burden of patients with schizophrenia. Other factors that may be related to the burden were also discussed. Caregivers (n:138) of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia for at least one year and who received oral paliperidone or aripiprazole were included in the study. The Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS) and The Clinical Global Impression-Disease Severity (CGI-S) were administered at baseline and 1 year after switching to long-acting injectables. Demographic characteristics of caregivers and patients were evaluated to determine other factors associated with the burden. Significant decreases were found in the ZCBS and CGI-S scores after transitioning to long-acting injectable antipsychotics. When the groups using paliperidone and aripiprazole were compared; the decrease in ZCBS scores was not significant, the decrease in CGI-S scores was significant. Caregiver burden was positively correlated with patient's age, CGI-S score, time spent in the same house, duration of illness, and the number of hospitalizations. A significant negative correlation was found among the caregiver’s age, educational level and income. In conclusion, in the present study the importance of switching to long-acting injectable antipsychotics, which is a modifiable factor, to reduce caregiver burden was emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Caregiving of the palliative patient is a stressfuland challenging condition, affecting the caregiver’s physical, emotional,psychological, and social well-being. This study aimed to determine depression,anxiety, and stress levels of the caregivers of palliative care patients.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted withcaregivers (n=234) in a palliative care unit of a hospital in Balıkesir andEdirne between April 2018 and January 2019. The data were collected by asocio-demographic questionnaire and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS).Results: Severe and extremely severe depression was detected in20.1% of the caregivers of palliative patients. Anxiety andstress were found in 32% and 12.4% of the respondents, respectively. The DASS score was higher in participants who had a chronic disease or were living with thepatients.Conclusions: Providing psychosocial supportto caregivers of palliative patients may improve the quality of life of boththe patients and the caregivers. Necessary interventions are recommended notonly to the patients but also to the caregivers.

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Evde Sağlık Hizmeti (ESH) alan hastaların bakım veren yakınlarının sosyo-demografik özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Materyal ve Metot: Kesitsel tipteki çalışmaya evde sağlık hizmeti alan hastaların bakım verenleri dahil edildi. Bakım verenlerin sosyo-demografik özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla veri toplama formu kullanıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya ESH’den faydalanan 80 hastanın primer bakım verenleri dahil edildi. Bakım veren toplamda 80 kişinin %85,00’i (n:68) kadın, %15,00’i (n:12) erkekti. Yüzde 63,75’i 35-64 yaş aralığında idi. Yüzde 86,25’i verdiği bakımdan memnun, %70,00’i verdiği bakımda kendini yeterli hissediyor, %56,25’i bakımla ilgili eğitim-danışmanlık gereği duyuyordu. Bakım verenlerin %41,25’i kendisini tükenmiş, %43,75’i güçsüzlük-çaresizlik hissettiğini, %42,50’si hastayla iletişim sıkıntısı yaşadığını, %78,75’i yardım gereksinimi duyduğunu belirtti. Yüzde 90,00’ının bakım öncesi sağlık durumu çok iyi-iyi iken; bakım sonrası sağlık durumu çok iyi-iyi olanların oranı %20,00 idi. En çok zorlanılan konular %46,25 ile hastayı banyo yaptırma ve %41,25 ile altını değiştirme olarak belirlendi. Bakım verenlerin %27,50’si depresyon, %15,00’i uyku ilacı kullanıyordu, sadece %21,25’inin uyku kalitesi iyiydi. Bakım verenlerden Evde Sağlık Hizmetlerine 10 üzerinden bir puan vermeleri istendiğinde, verdikleri puan 9.0±1.0 olarak saptandı. Sonuç: Evde sağlık hizmetlerinin kapsam ve işlevi bakım alan hastalar için olduğu kadar bakım verenler için de önemlidir. Bakım verenlerin bakımla ilgili ihtiyaçlarının belirlenmesi ve bu yönde destek olunması sunulan hizmetin kalitesi ve bütünlüğü açısından önem arz etmektedir.

Objective: The present study aims to examine the burden of care borne by the spouses of patients with celiac disease and the factors affecting it. Material and Method: The study was carried out in the gastroenterology outpatient clinic of Sanko University Hospital. The study sample consisted of 72 patients with celiac disease, who applied to the outpatient clinic for regular follow-up between June and November 2019, and their spouses. The introductory Information Form, Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Celiac Patients were used as the data collection tools. The questionnaires were applied by the researcher via face-to-face interviews. The data obtained were evaluated using a percentage and correlation analysis. Results: The mean Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale score of the spouses of celiac patients was 49.18±16.81. There was a negative correlation between the monthly income of celiac patients and the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale mean scores. This correlation was significantly positive when it came to the time elapsed after diagnosis was made. There was a positive correlation between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale mean scores of the patients and their spouses' mean scores on the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale, and a negative correlation between the celiac patients' mean scores for the Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire and their spouses' mean scores on the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale. Conclusion: In the study, it was found that the care burden of the spouses of celiac patients was moderate. It was concluded that the monthly income of the patients, the time elapsed after the diagnosis of celiac disease, the level of anxiety and depression, and quality of life affected the burden of care, and that quality of life was the factor that affected it most. It was thought that reducing the burden of care borne by caregivers would positively affect the treatment process of patients diagnosed with celiac disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dementia is seen in increasing numbers, and people diagnosed with dementia need other people's care. Caregivers are generally family members of the person and may experience psychological difficulties and may need psychological help. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) based interventions applied to family caregivers of people with dementia. In order to review CBT based interventions for family caregivers of people with dementia, researches published between 1990-2020 in EBSCHOHost (including Medline), Web of Science and Cochrane (including PubMed and Embase) databases were scanned. These screening and reporting were carried out in accordance with the PRISMA Statement used in reporting systematic reviews. In the first identification, 819 studies were obtained. When repeated studies were excluded, considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 20 studies were included for this review. It was determined that CBT based interventions can be applied individually and as a group, and these applications can also be carried out face-to-face, via telephone and the Internet. Although the duration, frequency and evaluations of the sessions differ in the studies, it is seen that CBT interventions have positive contributions to family caregivers of people with dementia, dementia patients receiving care, and communication between them. When evaluated in general, it is concluded that CBT is effective for family caregivers of people with dementia. The findings of the studies were discussed in the light of the related literature and suggestions were made for future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Amaç: Meme kanseri kadınlarda en sık görülen kanser olması nedeniyle önemlidir. Literatürde meme kanserinin ailenin hastalığı olarak değerlendirilmesi gerektiği vurgulanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, meme kanserli hasta yakınlarının sosyodemografik özellikleri ile bakım yükleri ve yaşam kaliteleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Materyal ve Metot: Çalışmamıza Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Hafsa Sultan Hastanesi Tıbbi Onkoloji ve Radyasyon Onkolojisi polikliniklerine Kasım 2016-Mart 2017 tarihleri arasında başvuran 100 meme kanserli hastanın öncelikli yakını dâhil edilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak sosyodemografik form, Zarit Bakıcı Yükü Ölçeği, WHOQOL BREF-TR (Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği – Türkçe Ulusal Kısa Sürümü) kullanılmıştır. Anketler yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile araştırmacı tarafından uygulanmıştır.Bulgular: Meme kanserli hasta yakınlarının %68,00 oranında erkek ve %54,00 oranında hastanın eşi olduğu, %56,00 oranında ilköğretim eğitim seviyesinde, %53,00 oranında gelir düzeylerinin orta düzeyde olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Yaşam kalitesi sosyal alan puanının erkek cinsiyette ve hastaya yakınlığa göre eşlerde daha düşük olduğu; bakım verenin yaş ortalaması arttıkça sosyal alanda yaşam kalitesinin azaldığı; gelir seviyesi arttıkça çevresel, ulusal çevresel ve sosyal alanda yaşam kalitesinin arttığı; eğitim seviyesi arttıkça çevresel ve ulusal çevresel alanda yaşam kalitesinin arttığı; bakım verme süresi açısından ilk 6 ay sosyal alan yaşam kalitesi puanlarının en yüksek düzeyde olduğu ve bakım yükü arttıkça çevresel, ulusal çevresel ve sosyal alanda yaşam kalitesinin azaldığı, bakım yükünün ise gelir seviyesi azaldıkça arttığı, cerrahi, kemoterapi, radyoterapi süreçlerini tamamladıktan sonraki süreçte daha fazla olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Sonuç: Meme kanserli hasta yakınlarının bakım yükleri ve yaşam kaliteleri periyodik aralıklarla değerlendirilmeli, meme kanserli hastalar kadar onlara bakım veren hasta yakınları; sosyoekonomik durumları göz önünde bulundurularak sosyal açıdan, özellikle hastanın eşi eğitim açısından desteklenmelidir. Bakım verenlerin eğitim alanında, sosyal ve ekonomik alanda gereksinimlerinin belirlenmesi ve karşılanması, sorunlarının göz ardı edilmemesi gerekmektedir. Böylece bakım verenlerin bakım yüklerinin azaltılması ve yaşam kalitelerinin iyileşmesi, meme kanseri tedavisi alan hastaların tedavi süreçlerini ve hastalıkla başa çıkabilme çabalarını da olumlu etkileyecektir.

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Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the level of knowledge of Alzheimer Disease (AD) among caregivers in Bursa. Material and Methods: 50 caregivers who were taking care of medium or sever Alzheimer patient at least for six months one to one were included to the study. The demographic characteristics of patients and caregivers were reported. A survey consisted of 10 questions which question basic main data about the illness was applied to caregivers. Results: %56 of participants did not have knowledge about the illness before they met the disease. %50 of caregivers did not try any methods after the patients diagnosed with Alzheimer. %84 of the participants knew that the disease was persistent and %80 of them knew that the treatment was made by medicines. %86 of them realize that the medicines was given only to back space the disease. %54 of them was unposted about the treatment alternatives except oral tablets. %44 of them knew that the disease did not get better with medicine and %50 of them knew that they have to change the medicine time to time. When we asked the most thing that worry the caregivers the answers were sleeplessness, agitation, tenacity, irritability, urine and fecal incontinence. Conclusion: The enough knowledge of caregivers about the illness may provide facility to early diagnosis, understand problems about the illness, manage the treatment process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This study was planned to determine quality of life of caregivers of patients with cancer and the affecting factors (age, gender, income etc.). Material-Method: The sample of the study consisted of 110 relatives of the patients who were being treated at the Medical Oncology Hospital of a university between September 2017 and January 2018. Data were collected using a Patient Characteristics and Caregiver Characteristics Information Form and the Caregiver Quality of Life Index Cancer Scale (CQLOC). The data were analysed using percentages, mean, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis variance analysis. p<0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Results: The mean age the caregivers were 47.34±12.86 years, 70.9% were female, 80.9% were married, 78.2% had children. Caregivers; 93.6% was living with their family, 55.5% expressed that there was no one else for caring the patient, 92.8% were family member or relative of the patient. The mean CQOLC total score of the caregivers was 72.16±14.07. The quality of life of the caregivers who had no another caregiver, no social insurance and poor income status was found to be statistically lower (p<0.05). Conclusions: It was found that the quality of life of the caregivers of patients with cancer was not at good level and quality of life was affected by some characteristics (presence of other caregiver, health insurance, income status, etc.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In the clinical course of Parkinson's disease, one-third of patients have dementia. This results in an increase in caregiver burden. Loneliness among caregivers often develops, putting caregivers at additional risk for mental and physical health consequences such as depression, anxiety and somatik pain. The aim of this study; to reveal the level of loneliness in daily life of caregivers of Parkinson's Dementia and to determine its relationship with mental (memory) and physical (pain) complaints. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight Parkinson's dementia caregivers were included in the study. We conducted tests which included UCLA loneliness scale (ULS), hospital anxiety depression scale (HADS), subjective memory complaints questionnaire (SMCQ), visual analog scale (VAS) and mini mental state examination (MMSE) to caregivers of the PD patients. Results: The caregivers' mean age was 58.52 years and 33 caregivers (68%) were female. It was found that the female caregivers had significantly higher scores of the HAD-A and VAS tests. A negative correlation was found between the MMSE scores of the patients and the loneliness level of the caregivers and duration of caregiving. Conclusions: The majority of caregivers of Parkinson's dementia are female family members. Female caregivers experience more somatic pain and anxiety than male caregivers. It was seen as the dementia progressed, the level of loneliness of caregivers increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The pupose of present study was to compare the depression-anxiety levels, fear of death, and quality of life of the patient relatives who provide care for people who have chronic physical diseases and who have schizophrenia. Materials and Methods: Three groups were included in our study. The first group consisted of the relatives of schizophrenia patients, the second group consisted of the relatives of patients enrolled in the Home Healthcare Services Unit, and the third group was the control group. The Sociodemographic Data Form, Death Depression Scale (DDS), Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (TDAS), Beck Depression Scale (BDS), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS) and Quality of Life Scale-short form (SF-36) were completed by subjects. Results: A total of 115 people were included in the present study. Compared to the control group, score for BDS in the relatives groups were higher. Compared to the control group, score for DDS in the relatives of patients with schizophrenia group were higher. For SF-36 scores for physical functioning, physical role limitations, social functioning and general health sub-scales levels were lower in the caregivers compared to the control group. Conclusion: Depression scores and depression related death scores of the caregivers were higher and the quality of life scale in certain sub-dimensions were lower scores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mishel'in Hastalıkta Belirsizlik Kuramı (1988-1990), hasta ve bakım verenlerin hastalık süreciyle ilgili yaşanan belirsizliği nasıl yorumladıklarını açıklamakta ve belirsizlik altında psikolojik ve davranışsal sonuçları iyileştirecek müdahalelerin seçiminde bir çerçeve sunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada bir üniversite hastanesi psikiyatri kliniğinde yatmakta olan şizofreni hastasının bakım verenine Hastalıkta Belirsizlik Kuramına (HBK) göre verilen bakımın örneklendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bakım veren GC., bir buçuk aydır klinikte yatmakta olan hastanın yanında refakatçi olarak bulunduğunu ve hastaya beş yıldır evinde baktığını, bundan dolayı bazı psikososyal sorunlar yaşadığını belirtmiştir. Hastalıkta Belirsizlik kuramının temel kavramları; belirsizliğin öncülleri, belirsizlik değerlendirmesi ve belirsizlikle baş etmedir. GC'nin, hastayla ilgili "tam iyi oldu derken yine başa döndük, ne yapacağımı şaşırdım" sözleri ve hastalığın seyrini anlamadığını belirtmesi yaşadığı belirsizliği ve öncüllerini göstermektedir. Bakım verenin hastalığın kronik gidişi ile ilgili bilgi gereksinimi olduğu ve belirsizliği olumsuz bir durum olarak değerlendirdiği görülmektedir. Ağlaması ve çaresizlik duyguları ifade etmesi duygu odaklı baş ettiğini düşündürmektedir. Araştırmacı, bakım verendeki belirsizliğin yönetimi için; belirsizlik yaratan durumları dikkate alarak hastalıkla ilgili bilgilendirme, bilişsel yeniden çerçeveleme, problem çözme ve iletişim becerilerini geliştirmeye yönelik müdahaleleri kullanmıştır. Kuramın, şizofreni hastalığının bakım verene yaşattığı belirsizlik durumunu iyi açıkladığı ve bakım veren- hemşire etkileşimini desteklediği düşünülmektedir. Ülkemizde HBK'ya temellendirilmiş çok fazla çalışma olmadığından kuramın farklı hastalık grupları ve bakım verenleriyle çalışılması ve araştırmalarla test edilmesi önerilmektedir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: The objective of the study was to provide support to Alzheimer's disease (AD) caregiver in coping with the difficulties of acquiring knowledge on the disease and of providing care to the patient. The effects of psychodramatic group therapy on the mental symptoms and care burden were examined. Methods: Patient relatives who participated in the Denizli Alzheimer Association activities also took part in the study. Psychiatric examinations of the participants were carried out prior to group therapy, sociodemographic data form and scales were applied. A total of 11 sessions for the first group and 12 second for the second group were carried out as 1 day per week for a period of 2-2.5 hours. A total of 11 individuals completed the first group and 9 individuals completed the second group. Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HAD), Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) were applied before and after group therapy. Results: All participants of the first group were female with an age interval of 46-65 years. They were all children of the patients excluding two participants and majority was high school-university graduates. It was determined after group therapy that HAD total and anxiety scores, CBI total and social burden scores decreased. The age interval of the second group participants was 53-83 years and the only male member was also the oldest individual to take part in the study. They were all spouses of the patients excluding two members and all were primary school graduates save for 1 literate member. No statistically significant difference was observed between the scale scores before and after group therapy. It was observed when the two groups were evaluated together that there were statistically significant decreases in HAD and total anxiety scores, CBI total score but that there were no changes in the other scores. Group studies started with the establishment of group rules, going over the expectations from groups and warm-up games. Psychodramatic techniques were used to gamify issues such as the symptoms of the disease, frequently experienced behavioral problems, difficulties related with caregiving and methods for coping with them, things that can be experienced as the disease progresses, communication problems within the family, inability to ask for help regarding caregiving, placing in a care center. Participation to the groups was regular and the members were quite supportive. Patient relatives had the opportunity to share the difficulties they experience as well as to express their emotions. Conclusion: Psychoeducation on AD caregiver relatives reduces anxiety symptoms and care burden in addition to providing mental support. Our results lead us to think that when caregivers are spouses of the patients, they feel the burden of caregiving more since they are also elderly and that they cannot benefit sufficiently from sources of support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: This study aimed to compare the burden of caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder and schizo-phrenia, and its relationship with sociodemographic variables of the subjects and clinical features of the disorders. Methods: Sixty-two schizophrenia and 62 bipolar affective disorder-I patients with their caregivers who consulted Uludağ University Medical Faculty outpatient clinic of Department of Psychiatry were enrolled to the study. Patients with schizophrenia were assessed on Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, patients with bipolar affective disorder-I were assessed on Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Young Mania Rating Scale. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale, sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Data Form were applied to each patient. Caregivers of the patients were assessed on HDRS, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS), Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale (ZCBS) and Socio-demographic Characteristics Data Form. Results: It is found that the scores of ZCBS for schizophrenia patients' caregivers were significantly higher than those bipolar affective disorder patients' caregivers. Scores of HDRS and HARS were significantly correlated with the score of ZCBS in both care-giver groups. Conclusion: Caregivers of schizophrenia patients are more likely to be affected negatively than those of bipolar affective disorder patients, therefore psychological support should be considered for caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This research was conducted to define the relationship of childhood trauma and aggression in bipolar disorder. Methods: This study was conducted between December 2015 and March 2016 in Manisa Mental Health Diseases Hospital. The study population consisted of 449 patients. The minimum sample size of the universe is calculated 209 with 95% confidence interval and 5% standard deviation using the known formula. The data, is collected using Information Form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-28), Buss-Durkee, and the Aggression Scale. The data was evaluated by number, percentage, t test, one-way analysis of variance, Mann-Whitney, Krus-kal-Wallis and the Pearson's correlation coefficient in SPSS 22.0 program. Results: The average age of the patients is 34.71±11.16 (range: 18-65). 61.7% of the patients are male, 50.2% of patients are single, 34.0% of patients are primary school graduates. Income status of patients; 48.8% of patients the income is less than expenses. Socio-demographic characteristics such as the income situation of the patient, marital status, education level, parents' education, place of residence, immigration status, self-harm state with childhood trauma scale total score and Buss-Durkee Aggression Scale was found a statistically significant correlation between subdomains. Conclusion: Our results are suggest that there can a relationship between childhood trauma and aggression levels in bipolar disor-der. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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