title: Objective and subjective burden in relatives of patients with schizophrenia and its influence on care relationships in Chile.
abstract: This study examined the burden on family members of patients with schizophrenia in a Chilean community. Sixty-five caregivers underwent the Subjective and Objective Family Burden Interview. The results showed moderate to high levels of subjective burden and low levels of support from others in providing care. Burden and containment of disturbed behaviour were correlated with worse relationships between patients and caregivers, with the latter spending less time working outside the home. The assessed sample showed a similar pattern of burden to that of caregivers from developed countries; however, the extent of the burden tended to be higher in Chilean caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Psicología y Filosofía, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile. Electronic address: acaqueo@uta.cl.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caqueo-Urízar
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urzúa
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Psicología y Filosofía, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile.
authors.forename: Patricio Rojas
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Jamett
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Instituto Milenio para la Investigación en Depresión y Personalidad, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Matias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irarrazaval
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*
keywords: Caregiver burden; Chile; Schizophrenia