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The burden of caregivers of schizophrenia outpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A same-sample comparison with the pre-pandemic burden

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  • Elaine Di Sarno
  • Mario Rodrigues Louzã

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the vulnerable Brazilian population. In this study, we investigated the burden of COVID-19 on caregivers for patients with schizophrenia. Objective: This study assessed objective and subjective burden of caregivers for patients with schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic and compared the measurements obtained in the study to that before the pandemic. Methods: The study included 50 caregivers who were assessed using the Sociodemographic Questionnaire, and the Family Burden Interview Schedule, Brazilian version (FBIS-BR). An adaptation of the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) was made, in which caregivers evaluated their ‘clinical’ impression about the patient during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic mental status. Results: Most caregivers were female, aged between 24 and 80 years, who were in contact with the patient for about 88.56 hours/week. In relation to caregiver burden, there was a significant increase in the total subjective burden ( p  

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  • Elaine Di Sarno & Mario Rodrigues Louzã, 2023. "The burden of caregivers of schizophrenia outpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A same-sample comparison with the pre-pandemic burden," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(5), pages 1231-1238, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:69:y:2023:i:5:p:1231-1238
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640231156512
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