title: Feeling of burden, psychological distress, and anxiety among primary caregivers of children with home enteral nutrition.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between several psychological factors and the feeling of burden experienced by caregivers of children with home enteral nutrition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six mothers of pediatric patients with chronic diseases requiring long-term home enteral nutrition were recruited. They were asked to respond to specific questionnaires about their anxiety symptoms (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), psychological distress (SCL-90-R) and feeling of burden (Zarit-scale).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Caregivers' feeling of burden was found to be statistically associated to psychological distress (r = .516, p < .001) and trait anxiety (r = .376, p = .005). No significant differences were found between the type of diagnosis and caregiver burden. Regression analysis indicated psychological distress has a partial mediational effect in the relationship between trait anxiety and caregivers' burden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological distress and anxiety show a positive correlation with caregivers' feeling of burden, and may disrupt family well-being. Early identification of high-risk situations is essential in order to plan specific psychosocial aid efficiently.
authors: Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Caterina
authors: C
authors: Calderón
authors: Lilianne
authors: L
authors: Gómez-López
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Martínez-Costa
authors: Soraya
authors: S
authors: Borraz
authors: José Manuel
authors: JM
authors: Moreno-Villares
authors: Consuelo
authors: C
authors: Pedrón-Giner
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004644:Emotions; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires