Factors of Importance for the Subjective and Objective Burden of Informal Caregivers to Patients With Functional Psychoses - a Descriptive and Comparative Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00670371

Enrollment

100

Registered

2008-05-01

Start date

2008-03-31

Completion date

2009-11-30

Last updated

2009-11-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Functional Psychoses, Informal Caregivers

Keywords

Caregiver burden

Brief summary

The objective is to find determinants for the subjective and objective burden of informal caregivers to patients who are requiring continued antipsychotic treatment for functional psychoses among factors related to the patient, the health care and support provision system and the informal caregiver him/her-self.

Detailed description

The study also comprises a descriptive part with the aim: * To describe clinical characteristics, symptoms, and functioning in the patient group. * To describe patient resource use in terms of support from the health care and social care sector. * To describe the socio-economic situation, the general and psychological health, and the coping ability of the informal caregivers.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Provision of informed consent * Patients, male or female, aged 18 years or more, suffering or having suffered from a psychotic episode and being in need of continuous antipsychotic medication. * The respective patient must have at least one informal caregiver. * Subjects (patients and informal caregivers) must be able to read and write.

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of dementia and such cognitive impairment which makes self assessments even with assistance unreliable (patients and informal caregivers). * Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study (patients and informal caregivers). * Other concurrent medical condition interfering with ability to complete study (patients and informal caregivers).

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results