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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2/2008

01.02.2008 | ORIGINAL PAPER

A little knowledge: Caregiver burden in schizophrenia in Malawi

verfasst von: Anthony Sefasi, Niall Crumlish, Prince Samalani, Anthony Kinsella, Eadbhard O’Callaghan, Harris Chilale

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 2/2008

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Abstract

Objective

To determine the relationship between schizophrenia knowledge and burden of care among caregivers of people with schizophrenia in Mzuzu, Malawi.

Method

We recruited 90 patients and 90 caregivers to a randomized, controlled trial of group caregiver education in schizophrenia. At baseline, we administered the Family Questionnaire, which measures caregivers’ knowledge of biomedical and psychosocial aspects of schizophrenia. We measured caregiver burden with the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire. Using multivariate analysis, we examined the relationship between knowledge and burden, controlling for other patient and caregiver variables. We hypothesised that knowledge and burden would be inversely related.

Results

Caregiver burden was associated with knowledge (p = 0.001), but contrary to our hypothesis, greater knowledge was associated with greater burden.

Conclusion

In this population, knowledge about schizophrenia was associated with higher caregiver burden. This does not prove that knowledge causes burden, but suggests that cultural factors may mediate the relationship between knowledge and burden, and that care is needed when introducing caregiver education in new cultures.
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Metadaten
Titel
A little knowledge: Caregiver burden in schizophrenia in Malawi
verfasst von
Anthony Sefasi
Niall Crumlish
Prince Samalani
Anthony Kinsella
Eadbhard O’Callaghan
Harris Chilale
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2008
Verlag
D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Erschienen in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-007-0276-y

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