title: [Risks for Burden among Relatives Caring for Schizophrenia Patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Relatives of persons with schizophrenia have an essential role in informal caregiving. This may result in a high level of burden. Aim of the study was to investigate, if the frequency of unmet needs among relatives caring for schizophrenia patients increases the risk for burden among these relatives.
  
  
  METHODS
  135 relatives of patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were investigated by means of the "Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire" (IEQ) and the "Carer's Needs Assessment for Schizophrenia" (CNA-S).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Multiple linear regression analyses showed positive associations between the frequency of caregivers' unmet needs and the IEQ-subscores "tension" and "worrying". Further, the IEQ-subscore "worrying" was significantly lower among caregivers of outpatients than among caregivers of inpatients or day hospital patients. The IEQ-subscore "urging" was significantly associated with patient's negative symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Unmet needs among caring relatives have negative effects on their burden. Further, the patients' type of treatment setting (inpatient, outpatient, day hospital) seems to predict caregivers' burden.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Sozialpsychiatrie, Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Wien, Österreich. fabian.friedrich@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freidl
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stelzig-Schöler
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rittmannsberger
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simhandl
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doby
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wancata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires