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Perception of social support and psychotic symptoms among persons with schizophrenia: A strategy to lessen caregiver burden

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  • Man-Man Peng
  • Tian-Ming Zhang
  • Ke-Zhi Liu
  • Ke Gong
  • Chao-Hua Huang
  • Guang-Zhi Dai
  • Shi-Hui Hu
  • Fu-Rong Lin
  • Sherry Kit Wa Chan
  • Siuman Ng
  • Mao-Sheng Ran

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Background: Improving patients’ perception of social support is significant not only for their re-adaptation to life but also for alleviating caregivers’ burden. Aim: This study aims to examine an integrated model regarding social support, psychotic symptoms and caregiver burden. Methods: Persons with schizophrenia ( N 1  = 300) and their family caregivers ( N 2  = 300) in Xinjin County, Chengdu, China, completed the survey to report their demographics, patients’ perception of social support (Duke Social Support Index), psychotic symptoms (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) and caregiver burden (Burden Scale for Family Caregivers, Short Version). Structural equation modelling was utilised to test the proposed model. Results: The degree of caregiver burden differed significantly within subgroups of patients’ gender and education, as well as caregivers’ gender, education and employment. Caregiver burden was negatively related to patients’ age and household income. Social interaction partially mediated the relationship between instrumental and subjective social support (total effect = 0.451, p  

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  • Man-Man Peng & Tian-Ming Zhang & Ke-Zhi Liu & Ke Gong & Chao-Hua Huang & Guang-Zhi Dai & Shi-Hui Hu & Fu-Rong Lin & Sherry Kit Wa Chan & Siuman Ng & Mao-Sheng Ran, 2019. "Perception of social support and psychotic symptoms among persons with schizophrenia: A strategy to lessen caregiver burden," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 65(7-8), pages 548-557, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:65:y:2019:i:7-8:p:548-557
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764019866230
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