Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study

Background: Very few Indian studies have explored disability among patients with somatoform disorder and the burden experienced by their caregivers. We aimed to assess the levels of disability among patients with somatoform disorder and the levels of burden among their caregivers and compare these p...

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Autores principales:	Esther Chinneimawi, Padmavathi Nagarajan, Vikas Menon
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dd2c22a01d5c406cb4e3dde5852072dd2021-11-18T23:33:29ZCaregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study0253-71760975-156410.1177/0253717620957563https://doaj.org/article/dd2c22a01d5c406cb4e3dde5852072dd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620957563https://doaj.org/toc/0253-7176https://doaj.org/toc/0975-1564Background: Very few Indian studies have explored disability among patients with somatoform disorder and the burden experienced by their caregivers. We aimed to assess the levels of disability among patients with somatoform disorder and the levels of burden among their caregivers and compare these parameters against patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Participants included adults with a diagnosis of somatoform disorders (F45.0–F 45.9) ( n = 28) or schizophrenia (F20.0–F20.9) ( n = 28) diagnosed as per the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision ( ICD-10 ), clinical descriptions, and diagnostic guidelines, as well as their caregivers. The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 and Family Burden Interview Schedule were used to assess patient disability and caregiver burden, respectively. Independent Student’s t -test or chi-square test was used to compare relevant sociodemographic and clinical parameters. Results: Out of 56 patients, the mean (±SD) age of the sample was 38.6 (±10.5) years. Females constituted a slender majority of the sample ( n = 29, 51.8%). The mean disability score of patients with somatoform disorders was slightly higher (83.6 ±20.9) than that of patients with schizophrenia (82.3 ±16.7). Similarly, the mean burden score of caregivers of patients with somatoform disorders was nominally higher (18.96 ±9.9) than that of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia (15.7 ±9.7). Neither of these differences approached statistical significance (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Patients with somatoform disorders experience considerable levels of disability, and their caregivers go through various levels of burden in their daily life that is comparable to schizophrenia.Esther ChinneimawiPadmavathi NagarajanVikas MenonSAGE PublishingarticlePsychiatryRC435-571ENIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 43 (2021)
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description	Background: Very few Indian studies have explored disability among patients with somatoform disorder and the burden experienced by their caregivers. We aimed to assess the levels of disability among patients with somatoform disorder and the levels of burden among their caregivers and compare these parameters against patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Participants included adults with a diagnosis of somatoform disorders (F45.0–F 45.9) ( n = 28) or schizophrenia (F20.0–F20.9) ( n = 28) diagnosed as per the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision ( ICD-10 ), clinical descriptions, and diagnostic guidelines, as well as their caregivers. The WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 and Family Burden Interview Schedule were used to assess patient disability and caregiver burden, respectively. Independent Student’s t -test or chi-square test was used to compare relevant sociodemographic and clinical parameters. Results: Out of 56 patients, the mean (±SD) age of the sample was 38.6 (±10.5) years. Females constituted a slender majority of the sample ( n = 29, 51.8%). The mean disability score of patients with somatoform disorders was slightly higher (83.6 ±20.9) than that of patients with schizophrenia (82.3 ±16.7). Similarly, the mean burden score of caregivers of patients with somatoform disorders was nominally higher (18.96 ±9.9) than that of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia (15.7 ±9.7). Neither of these differences approached statistical significance (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Patients with somatoform disorders experience considerable levels of disability, and their caregivers go through various levels of burden in their daily life that is comparable to schizophrenia.
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author	Esther Chinneimawi Padmavathi Nagarajan Vikas Menon
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title	Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study
title_short	Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study
title_full	Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study
title_fullStr	Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study
title_full_unstemmed	Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study
title_sort	caregiver burden and disability in somatoform disorder: an exploratory study
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Caregiver Burden and Disability in Somatoform Disorder: An Exploratory Study

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