OVERLOAD AND SATISFACTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.54729

Keywords:

Family relations, Health services research, Caregivers, Schizophrenia, Psychiatric Nursing, Scales.

Abstract

Objective: To assess psychosocial care from the perspective of family members of schizophrenic
patients.
Method: A correlational study with 40 family members at a Psychosocial Care Center III of
Londrina, Paraná, was conducted in 2015 and 2016. Variables related to the sociodemographic
characterization and evaluation scales of the overload and satisfaction of the family members
were obtained. Data were analyzed with measures of central tendency and correlation.
Results: 24 caregivers were women, 23 were married, and the mean age was 46 years. The
mean rate of satisfaction was 4.37, the overall mean value for objective overload was 2.26,
and the overall mean value for subjective overload was 2.09.
Conclusion: Although the family members were very satisfied, differences in overload scores
revealed that they received good psychoeducational support, but the overload generated
by their concern for their family member was the aspect that generated the highest levels of
suffering. Such results may guide nurses to give directions to family members, to support then
and reduce their overload.

Author Biographies

Marcos Hirata Soares, UEL

Doutor em Enfermagem Psiquiátrica. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisas e Estudos em Saúde Mental-GEPSAM. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Enfermagem. Colaborador do programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da UEL

Adriano Luiz da Costa Farinasso, UEL

Enfermeiro. Professor Adjunto de Enfermagem Psiquiátrica e Saúde Mental do Departamento de Enfermagem da UEL

Cristiane de Souza Gonçalves, UEL

Enfermeira do HJospital Universitário da UEL

Fernanda Pâmela Machado, UEL

Enfermeira. Aluna do Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da UEL

Layla Karina Ferrari Ramos Mariano, UEL

Enfermeira Psiquiátrica. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisas e Estudos em Saúde Mental-GEPSAM

Caroline Dominique dos Santos, UEL

Enfermeira Psiquiátrica. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisas e Estudos em Saúde Mental-GEPSAM da UEL

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Published

2019-02-26

How to Cite

Soares, M. H., Farinasso, A. L. da C., Gonçalves, C. de S., Machado, F. P., Mariano, L. K. F. R., & dos Santos, C. D. (2019). OVERLOAD AND SATISFACTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA. Cogitare Enfermagem, 24. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.54729

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Vol. 24 (2019)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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