Determining the Family Sense of Coherence and Caregiving Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia: A-Cross Sectional Study

Authors : Zübeyde NERGİZ, Nevin GÜNAYDIN

Pages : 637-649

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.993946

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Publication Date : 2022-05-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the caregiving burden and family sense of coherence of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia, to detect the relationship between them, and the influencing factors. Methods:The study was conducted as a descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational research. Data were obtained using a “Personal Information Form”, “The Family Sense of Coherence Scale-Short Form insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FCS-S);”, and “The Caregiving Burden Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CBS);”. Results: The mean score of the caregivers was 49.47±15.20 on the caregiving burden, and 48.87±9.74 on the Family Sense of Coherence of the caregivers, 69.1% had a mean score on the Caregiving Burden higher than the average and 87.6% had a mean score on the Family Sense of Coherence higher than the average insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(moderate and high levels);. There was a moderately significant negative correlation between Caregiving Burden and Family Sense of Coherence insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p <0.01);. Conclusions:This study determined that primary caregivers with a high level of family sense of coherence had lower level of care burden.
Keywords : caregiving burden, family coherence, schizophrenia, primary caregiver