Caregiving Burden and Psycho-Educational Needs among Families of Patients with Psychotic Disorders
Ahmed Ahmed Abou Kahla, M., Abd El-Aziz Imam, S., Abd El-Gawad Ahmed Mousa, M., Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa, A. (2022). Caregiving Burden and Psycho-Educational Needs among Families of Patients with Psychotic Disorders. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 1786-1802. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.260892
Mohamed Ahmed Ahmed Abou Kahla; Sanaa Abd El-Aziz Imam; Marwa Abd El-Gawad Ahmed Mousa; Amal Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa. "Caregiving Burden and Psycho-Educational Needs among Families of Patients with Psychotic Disorders". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2022, 1786-1802. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.260892
Ahmed Ahmed Abou Kahla, M., Abd El-Aziz Imam, S., Abd El-Gawad Ahmed Mousa, M., Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa, A. (2022). 'Caregiving Burden and Psycho-Educational Needs among Families of Patients with Psychotic Disorders', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 1786-1802. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.260892
Ahmed Ahmed Abou Kahla, M., Abd El-Aziz Imam, S., Abd El-Gawad Ahmed Mousa, M., Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa, A. Caregiving Burden and Psycho-Educational Needs among Families of Patients with Psychotic Disorders. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(2): 1786-1802. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.260892

Caregiving Burden and Psycho-Educational Needs among Families of Patients with Psychotic Disorders

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 126, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 1786-1802  XML PDF (262.88 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.260892
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Authors
Mohamed Ahmed Ahmed Abou Kahla1; Sanaa Abd El-Aziz Imam2; Marwa Abd El-Gawad Ahmed Mousa3; Amal Awad Abd El-Nabi Moussa4
1Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University.
2Professor of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University
3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University
4Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University
Abstract
Background: Family caregiving causes stress, depression and financial difficulties.
Therefore, caregivers require emotional support and psycho-education to effectively provide care
and support to their relatives with mental disorders. Aim of the study: Assess the caregiving burden
and psycho-educational needs among families of patients with psychotic disorders. Research
Design: A descriptive design was used in the present study. Setting: The study was conducted in
the outpatient clinic of El-Maamoura Hospital for Psychiatric Medicine. Subjects: A convenient
sample of 150 family caregivers of patients with psychotic disorders was recruited. Tools: Three
tools were used to collect the data (Caregiver Burden Inventory, The Educational Needs
Questionnaire, and Family Caregivers Socio-Demographic and Clinical Data Structured Interview
Schedule). Results: The majority of caregivers (93.3%) had a risk of burnout and near to two thirds
of caregivers (64.0%) showed high interest in the educational needs. Conclusion: Caring for a
patient with psychotic disorder within a family can put a great burden on whoever is providing the
care to the extent of exposing them to the risk of burnout. In response, the need for psycho-
education is expected and highly expressed by the caregivers, especially in the areas of coping with
stress, patient’s social functioning, patient’s symptoms and the resources available to help and
support them. Recommendations: A routine assessment of the psycho-educational needs and
caregiving burden of families' caregiver must be carefully considered while developing family-
centered interventions.
Keywords
caregiving burden; psycho-educational needs; family caregiver and mental disorders
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