title: Family caregiving for adults with schizophrenia and diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among those with schizophrenia, but little is known about family members' roles in the care of relatives who have both schizophrenia and DM. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine DM knowledge and caregiver burden among 27 family caregivers of people with schizophrenia and DM. Findings indicate that DM knowledge was low. Objective caregiver burden was highest for providing assistance with daily living activities. Subjective burden was highest for preventing the care recipient from keeping people awake at night and dealing with the care recipient's non-adherence to DM care. Family caregivers are in need of education and support in the caregiving role.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0232, USA. peggy.el-mallakh@uky.edu
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: El-Mallakh
authors.forename: Brittany Evans
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adkins
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D057220:Health Literacy; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013223:Statistics as Topic