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Depression, stress, anxiety, and family burden in caregivers of patients with preexisting severe mental illness and their coping strategies during omicron wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry; Jan-Mar2024, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p30-39, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background and Aims: There is limited research on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on caregivers of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) during its late phase when sufficient and widespread knowledge about management and preventive aspects existed. We aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on caregivers of patients with SMI during Omicron wave. Methodology: We assessed 100 caregivers of patients with preexisting SMI diagnosed on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5, 50 each of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) from December 14, 2021, to February 9, 2022. We assessed symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and family burden in caregivers and their coping strategies by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 Hindi version, Family Burden Interview Schedule (FBIS), and Brief-Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced, respectively. Results: Caregivers of SMI experienced symptoms of depression (51%), anxiety (72%), and stress (13%), with significantly more symptoms of depression (P = 0.002) and anxiety (P = 0.025) in caregivers of SCZ. High caregiver burden (score: 25.76, > half of the total score on FBIS) was found with no significant difference in the two groups. Caregivers of SCZ used a greater number of emotion-focused coping strategies, whereas those with BD used more problem-focused coping, but the difference was not significant. A significant association was seen between coping strategies of substance use and depressed symptoms (P = 0.003), substance use and anxiety symptoms (P = 0.007); anxiety symptoms with denial (P = 0.001) anxiety symptoms and venting (P = 0.008) in caregivers of BD. Conclusion: Caregivers of patients with preexisting SMI experienced depression, anxiety, and high family burden during Omicron wave. They used both emotion- and problem-focused coping strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CROSS-sectional method
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
MENTAL illness
FISHER exact test
ANXIETY
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
SEVERITY of illness index
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
MANN Whitney U Test
BURDEN of care
CAREGIVERS
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
GENETIC mutation
DATA analysis software
MENTAL depression
COVID-19 pandemic
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09719962
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176389407
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_326_23