To examine possible differences in correlations
between caregiver burden and EE across patient groups.
Correlations
between caregiver burden as measured by the IEQ and caregiver expressed emotion as measured by the LEE from the perspective of the patients and from the perspective of the caregivers
Longitudinal associations
between caregiver burden and patient and spouse distress in couples coping with lung cancer
No association was observed
between caregiver burden and patient and caregiver demographics with the exception of the sub-scale analysis of caregiver burden in various age groups.
Not exact matches
Functional expectations of
caregivers are often huge with multiple responsibilities such as household chores, emotional support, providing transportation and symptom management.4 As cancer survivorship grows, from 50 % in the 70s, to 54 %
between 1983 and 1985, to 65 % in 2009, the illness may become a chronic disease, further stressing
caregivers with a cumulative and unrelenting
burden of care and responsibility.5 Psychological morbidity or psychiatric symptomatology among cancer
caregivers is high.6, 7 Levels of distress have also been shown to be higher than those reported by patients themselves.8
There are well - documented associations
between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intimate relationship problems, including relationship distress and aggression, 1 and studies demonstrate that the presence of PTSD symptoms in one partner is associated with
caregiver burden and psychological distress in the other partner.2 Although currently available individual psychotherapies for PTSD produce overall improvements in psychosocial functioning, these improvements are not specifically found in intimate relationship functioning.3 Moreover, it has been shown that even when patients receive state - of - the - art individual psychotherapy for the disorder, negative interpersonal relations predict worse treatment outcomes.4, 5
The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of reciprocal filial piety (RFP)
between the care recipient's behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and the
caregiver's
burden or gain among adult - child
caregivers caring for parents with dementia in China.
No significant correlations
between expressed emotion and
caregiver burden were found for the SUD+ASD group.
This explanation is supported by: the higher perceptions of expressed emotion for the
caregivers in the SUD group; the strong correlations
between the IEQ scores (
caregiver burden) and LEE scores (expressed emotion) for this group; and the high GHQ scores (distressed
caregivers) for this group.
For research question 4, the Pearson correlation coefficients
between the sum scores for the IEQ and the LEE were calculated to examine the relation
between expressed emotion and
caregiver burden for the three groups of patients.
Association
Between Traumatic Brain Injury - Related Brain Lesions and Long - term
Caregiver Burden.