title: Hope and burden among Latino families of adults with schizophrenia.
abstract: This study examined hope and family burden among Latino families of individuals with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 54 family members, one family member per outpatient adult recruited from public mental health programs in a diverse urban community. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to test the hypothesis that the family member's increased hope for the patient's future would be associated with decreased family burden beyond effects explained by the patient's length of illness and severity of symptoms. Results supported the study hypothesis. Family hope for the patient's future was associated with four of five types of family burden. Findings point to the prominent role of hope as a source of resilience for Latino families dealing with severe mental illness of a loved one.
authors: School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors: Mercedes
authors: M
authors: Hernandez
authors: Concepción
authors: C
authors: Barrio
authors: Ann-Marie
authors: AM
authors: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Caregivers; Community Mental Health; Family Burden; Hispanic; Resilience; Severe Mental Illness