PMID- 20703411
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110714
LR  - 20220330
IS  - 1998-3794 (Electronic)
IS  - 0019-5545 (Print)
IS  - 0019-5545 (Linking)
VI  - 48
IP  - 1
DP  - 2006 Jan
TI  - A comparison of the level of functioning in chronic schizophrenia with coping and 
      burden in caregivers.
PG  - 27-33
LID - 10.4103/0019-5545.31615 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: A chronic mental illness such as schizophrenia is a challenging task 
      for caregivers especially in the current era of de-institutionalization. In 
      India, few studies have attempted to directly determine the relationship between 
      coping mechanisms and burden; in the West, studies have found that improved 
      coping in family members can decrease the perceived burden. AIM: To evaluate the 
      burden and coping of caregivers in relation to the level of functioning in 
      patients with chronic schizophrenia. METHODS: The sample was 100 patients with 
      their primary caregivers attending a Psychiatry OPD. Patients were assessed on 
      the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale while caregivers were 
      administered the Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS) and Mechanisms of Coping (MOC) 
      scale. RESULTS: Fatalism and problem-solving were the two most preferred ways of 
      coping. Problem-focused coping, i.e. problem-solving and expressive-action 
      decreased the burden of caregivers, while emotion-focused coping, i.e. fatalism 
      and passivity, increased it. As the level of functioning of the patient 
      decreased, the significance with which the coping mechanisms influenced the 
      burden, increased. The use of problem-solving coping by caregivers showed a 
      significant correlation with higher level of functioning in patients. CONCLUSION: 
      Coping mechanisms such as problem-solving can decrease the burden of illness on 
      caregivers and may even improve the level of functioning of patients.
FAU - Creado, Dean A
AU  - Creado DA
AD  - Former Postgraduate Resident.
FAU - Parkar, Shubhangi R
AU  - Parkar SR
FAU - Kamath, Ravindra M
AU  - Kamath RM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Indian J Psychiatry
JT  - Indian journal of psychiatry
JID - 0013255
PMC - PMC2913639
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Chronic schizophrenia
OT  - burden of illness
OT  - caregivers
OT  - level of functioning
OT  - mechanisms of coping
EDAT- 2006/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2006/01/01 00:01
PMCR- 2006/01/01
CRDT- 2010/08/13 06:00
PHST- 2010/08/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2006/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2006/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - IJPsy-48-27 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0019-5545.31615 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Psychiatry. 2006 Jan;48(1):27-33. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.31615.