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Factors affecting burden of main caregivers in children with epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

M.D. Kim ,
B.H. Yoon ,
D.I. Jon ,
K. Lee ,
Y.J. Kwon  and
W.M. Bahk
M.D. Kim*
Affiliation:
Jeju National University School of Medicine, Psychiatry, Jeju, Republic of Korea
B.H. Yoon
Affiliation:
Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea, Department of Psychiatry, Naju, Republic of Korea
D.I. Jon
Affiliation:
Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Department of Psychiatry, Anyang, Republic of Korea
K. Lee
Affiliation:
Dongguk University College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
Y.J. Kwon
Affiliation:
Chunan Soonchunhyang Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Chunan, Republic of Korea
W.M. Bahk
Affiliation:
Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul, Republic of Korea
*
* Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Objective

The purpose of the study was to evaluate burden of main caregivers in children with epilepsy and to identify factors associated with caregiver burden.

Method

Main caregivers of pediatric patients with epilepsy were enrolled four general hospitals in several cities of Korea. One hundred and twenty-fou caregivers of patients were included in this cross-sectional study. Sociodemograhic/clinical characteristics of patients and sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers were collected. The caregivers were assessed using the Korean version Zarit burden Interview (ZBI), Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression Scale (CES-D) and social support/conflict scale. Multiple linear regression methods were used to evaluate factors contributing to burden of caregivers.

Results

Of the 124 participants, 98(81.7%) were the mothers. The mean score on the ZBI and CES-D were 23.66 (± 19.15) and 13.87 (± 12.95) points, respectively. Factors affecting of caregiver burden were the number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), which patients are taking, and CES-D score by multiple linear regression analysis.

Conclusions

Higher number of AEDs prescribed and depression of caregivers are main factors contributing to burden of caregivers in children with epilepsy.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Keywords

Caregiver burdenPediatric epilepsyFactor
Type
EW75
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. S130 - S131
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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