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ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)2019

Psychological morbidity is the main predictor of quality of life among caregivers of individuals in first-episode psychosis: data from a year-long longitudinal study in Brazil.

Rita de C Jorge, Hugo Cogo-Moreira, Ary G Araripe Neto, Ana C Chaves

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Article in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Rita de C JorgePrograma de Assistência e Pesquisa ao Primeiro Episódio Psicótico (PEP), Departamento de Psiquiatria, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8018-9445
Hugo Cogo-MoreiraDepartamento de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, EPM, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Ary G Araripe NetoPrograma de Esquizofrenia (PROESQ), Departamento de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, EPM, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Ana C ChavesPrograma de Assistência e Pesquisa ao Primeiro Episódio Psicótico (PEP), Departamento de Psiquiatria, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate quality of life (QoL) and QoL predictors among caregivers of individuals in first-episode psychosis (FEP).

methodsThis longitudinal study investigated predictors of QoL in caregivers of 80 individuals in FEP over a 1-year follow-up period, measured using a single component extracted from the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36).

resultsMediation analysis demonstrated that, at 1 year, high scores in the Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) were associated with high scores on the negative sub-scale of the Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI), which was also associated with low scores in the Essential Quality of Life (Essential QoL) component extracted from the SEF-36. Clinically, the resulting association indicates that depression and anxiety symptoms in caregivers at baseline are predictors of their 1-year quality of life, based on self-assessment of the caregiving experience.

conclusionSupporting an individual in FEP can have a negative impact on QoL. Maintaining caregivers' mental health and subjective evaluation of the caregiving experience must be primary goals of FEP services. Complementary studies of FEP caregivers' QoL can support the design of personalized interventions in the near future.

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AdultAnxietyBrazilCaregiversDepressionFamilyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychotic Disorders

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