Caregiving burden, depression, and anxiety in informal caregivers of people with mental illness in China: a cross-sectional survey

作者：Hao Yao, Kunmei Li, Chuan Li, Shuang Hu, Zhuoer Huang, Jianhua Chen, Yifeng Xu · 发表于：BMC Psychiatry · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1186/s12888-024-06239-4 · 被引用次数：48 · 研究领域：Family Caregiving in Mental Illness、Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research、Schizophrenia research and treatment

BACKGROUND: Caregiving for people with mental illness (PwMI) could be burdensome, especially for informal caregivers. However, there is a scarcity of research investigating caregiving burden among informal caregivers of PwMI in China at the national level. To fill this gap, this study examined the prevalence of caregiving burden, depression, and anxiety, as well as their associated factors, among a cross-sectional sample of informal caregivers of PwMI in China. METHODS: Data were collected via an online survey between June and November 2023. Caregiving burden, depression, and anxiety were measured by the Zarit Burden Interview, the Patient Health Questionnaire, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. Information on caregivers' sociodemographic, care recipients' sociodemographic and disease-related, and caregiving-related characteristics was also collected. Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to identify associated factors of caregiving burden, depression, and anxiety. RESULTS: A total of 1,224 informal caregivers of PwMI in China were included in the final analysis. 72.1% of the participants had high caregiving burden, 53.5% had moderate to severe depression, and 43.1% had moderate to severe anxiety. Caregiving burden, depression, and anxiety were inter-correlated with each other but exhibited different profiles of associated factors. The most important factors associated with all the three outcomes were disease-related characteristics, particularly care recip...