Caregiver Burden in Chronic Mental Illness: A Systematic Review

INTRODUCTION: This systematic review analyzes caregiver burden in chronic mental illness and the factors associated with it.
METHODS: The study was conducted by checking the Turkish Psychiatry Index, the Turkish Medical Index, the Turkish Medline, the National Council of Higher Education Thesis Center and the PubMed databases. The database research was performed in English and Turkish using keywords and synonyms for them. Twenty-three studies were included in this study.
RESULTS: The majority of the studies included in the review were descriptive and studied schizophrenic patients’ caregivers. They used a variety of measurement instruments. It was found that the burden perception of caregivers was moderate to severe and was influenced by different variables.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Experimental studies are insufficient to determine the burden of caregivers in Turkey, so experimental and qualitative studies should be conducted with different specific samples.

Kronik Ruhsal Hastalýklarda Bakýmveren Yükü: Sistematik Derleme

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Bu sistematik derleme, ülkemizde kronik ruhsal hastalýklarda bakým veren yükünü ve yükle iliþkili olan faktörleri belirlemek amacýyla yapýlmýþtýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Araþtýrma, Türk Psikiyatri Dizini, Türk Týp Veri Tabaný, Türk Medline, YÖK Ulusal Tez Merkezi ve Pubmed veri tabanlarý kullanýlarak yapýlmýþtýr. Tarama, Türkçe ve Ýngilizce dilinde belirlenen anahtar sözcükler ve bu sözcüklerin eþ anlamlýlarý kullanýlarak gerçekleþtirilmiþtir. Araþtýrma kapsamýna 23 çalýþma dahil edilmiþtir.
BULGULAR: Ýncelemeye alýnan çalýþmalarýn büyük bir çoðunluðu tanýmlayýcýdýr ve þizofreni hastasýnýn bakýmverenleriyle yapýlmýþtýr. Araþtýrmalarda farklý ölçüm araçlarý kullanýlmýþtýr. Bakýmverenlerin orta ve þiddetli düzeyde yük algýlarýnýn olduðu ve yükün farklý deðiþkenlerden etkilendiði saptanmýþtýr.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Ülkemizde bakým verenlerin yükünü belirlemeye yönelik deneysel çalýþmalar yetersiz olup, bu alana özgü farklý örneklem gruplarýyla deneysel ve niteliksel çalýþmalarýn yapýlmasýna gereksinim vardýr.