Posttraumatic growth and its correlates in primary caregivers of schizophrenic patients

Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Ozlem Devrim BalabanHuseyin Yumrukcal

Abstract

The concept of posttraumatic growth (PTG) is important to focus on positive outcomes of a challenging process like caregiving. The aim of the present study is to investigate the factors inclusively considered to be related to PTG in primary caregivers of schizophrenic patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted with caregivers of patients with schizophrenia between January 2013 and February 2014 at a mental health hospital. The study was carried out on 109 schizophrenic patients followed up at Bakirkoy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, and 109 family members who are the primary caregivers of the patients. All caregivers were evaluated with Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Ways of Coping Inventory, and the Basic Personality Traits Inventory and Religious Orientation Scale. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-test were used in quantitative analysis of data. Spearman's correlation analysis was used in the determination of correlation between variables. Linear regression analysis was used in the determination of predictors of PTG. Optimistic and problem-focused coping, perceived social support (total and all thre...Continue Reading

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Feb 6, 2019·Current Opinion in Psychiatry·Saher Hoda Kamil, Dawn I Velligan

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