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P-1238 - Social Support for Caregivers of Psychotic Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Gouva ,
M. Mentis ,
O. Mouzas ,
E. Kotrotsiou ,
C. Chatzoglou  and
N. Angelopoulos
M. Gouva
Affiliation:
School of Health, Higher Technological Educational Institution of Epirus, T.E.I., Ioánnina, Greece
M. Mentis
Affiliation:
Department of Social Care, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
O. Mouzas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Lárisa, Greece
E. Kotrotsiou
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Higher Technological Educational Institution of Larisa, Larisa, Greece
C. Chatzoglou
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Lárisa, Greece
N. Angelopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Lárisa, Greece Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Lárisa, Greece

Abstract

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Introduction

Social support is important for Caregivers of psychotic patient to bear the burden of care.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of sociodemographic factors on caregivers of psychotic patient.

Aim

The present study aimed at evaluating the influence of sociodemographic factors in caregivers of psychotic patient who live in Patra, Greece.

Method

89 caregivers of psychotic patients participated to the present study. The Social Support Questionnaire - Short description (SSQ-6) of I. Sarason et al was used. The questionnaire was filled in after a personal interview during the period January - December 2011.

Results

The mean value of subjective perception of social support in the sample was 16,606 (SD = 10.941), while men exhibited a lower score [mean: 15.523 (SD = 13.855] than women [mean: 16.941 (SD = 13.855)]. The mean value of satisfaction from social support was 27.674 (SD = 27.674), while men exhibited a lower score [mean: 24.476 (SD = 8.388] than women [mean: 28.66 (SD = 6.890)]. The SSQ1 was statistically significantly correlated with employment status (r = 0.335, p < 0,001) and self-perception of their health (r = -0. 324, p < 0.005), while the SSQ2 was statistically significantly correlated with educational level caregiver (r = 0.290, p < 0.01) and their monthly income (r = 0.333, p < 0.001).

Conclusion

The results showed that psychotic individual's caregivers have smaller social network and a lower level of satisfaction from social contacts than the general population.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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