ArticleBMC psychiatry2012
The association between expressed emotion, illness severity and subjective burden of care in relatives of patients with schizophrenia. Findings from an Italian population.
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- Relationship between Caregiver Burden and Expressed Emotion in Families of Schizophrenic Patients.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Caregiver criticism, help-giving, and the burden of schizophrenia among Mexican American families.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2017Article
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- Effect of caregivers' expressed emotion on the care burden and rehospitalization rate of schizophrenia.Patient preference and adherence · 2017Article
- Integrated care in German mental health services as benefit for relatives--a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2016Article
- The Vicious Cycle of Family Atmosphere, Interpersonal Self-concepts, and Paranoia in Schizophrenia-A Longitudinal Study.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2015Article
- The role of family therapy in the management of schizophrenia: challenges and solutions.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2015Review
- Productivity loss and resource utilization, and associated indirect and direct costs in individuals providing care for adults with schizophrenia in the EU5.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn appropriate understanding of the association between high-Expressed Emotion (EE) in family members of people with schizophrenia, patients' and relatives' correlates is needed to improve adaptation of psychoeducational interventions in diverse cultures. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that relatives designated as high EE would report higher subjective burden of care, and would be associated with objective variables that indicate greater illness severity i.e. number of previous hospitalizations and duration of illness.
methodsWe performed secondary analyses of baseline data from a randomized controlled trial conducted in Italy.
resultsHigh-EE relatives reported more subjective burden of care in disturbed behaviours and adverse effects areas, but did not perceive more deficits in social role performances. As regards illness severity characteristics, neither the number of previous hospital admissions nor the duration of illness was associated with high-EE. However, patients' previous psychosocial functioning, as measured by educational attainments, seems to protect the relative from high-EE status.
conclusionThere is a need for cross-cultural comparisons of the subjective experience of distress and burden among high EE carers as a target for intervention, aimed at reducing family stress as much as improving patient outcomes.
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