A Questionnaire Survey of the Care Burden of Family Members of People with Mental Illnesses

Development and Validation of a Measure to Assess Care-related Emotions of Family Members of Individuals with Mental Disorders - Development and Validation of the CREAM

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000045247

Enrollment

700

Registered

2021-09-01

Start date

2021-11-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Schizophrenia (SZ), schizoaffective disorder (SZA), bipolar disorder (BD), and anorexia nervosa (AN)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for the survey are family members who (1) are aged between 18 and 74 years; (2) have relatives diagnosed with SZ, SZA, BD, or AN; (3) are ill individuals' parents, siblings, or spouses; and (4) have relatives being treated through regular visits, being admitted to medical facilities, or having had the last visit to medical facilities within the past year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are family members who (1) are not ill individuals' parents, siblings, or spouses and (2) have relatives having had the last visit to medical facilities before the past year or not knowing the treatment condition.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We will examine the CREAM's structural validity, reliability (internal consistency and test-retest reliability), and construct and criterion validities.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
We will also examine its criterion validity.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNao Shiraishi

Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Department of Psychiatry and Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine

nao-shiraishi@umin.ac.jp+81-52-853-8048

Outcome results