Factors Associated with Marital Satisfaction and Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Patients with Mental Disorders

Douglas José Nogueira, Ruth Minamisava, Sheila Araujo Teles, Sandra Maria Brunini de Souza, Jacqueline Andréia Bernardes Leão Cordeiro, Denise Soares de Cirqueira, Virginia Visconde Brasil, Ana Lúcia Rezende Souza, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante Oliveira, Diane Maria Scherer Kuhn Lago and Maria Alves Barbosa
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Douglas José Nogueira: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Ruth Minamisava: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Sheila Araujo Teles: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Sandra Maria Brunini de Souza: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Jacqueline Andréia Bernardes Leão Cordeiro: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Denise Soares de Cirqueira: Secretariat of Health, Goiânia 74884-900, Brazil
Virginia Visconde Brasil: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Ana Lúcia Rezende Souza: Faculty of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Jataí, Jataí 75804-020, Brazil
Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante Oliveira: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
Diane Maria Scherer Kuhn Lago: Faculty of Ceilandia, Brasilia University, Brasilia 72220-275, Brazil
Maria Alves Barbosa: Faculty of Nursing, Federal University of Goias, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 16, 1-11

Abstract: (1) Background: The aim of this research was to analyze factors associated with quality of life (QoL) and marital satisfaction in married family caregivers of patients with mental disorders. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in all community mental health services in Goiania municipality, Brazil, in 2016–2017. Married family caregivers of patients with severe and persistent mental disorders were recruited and their QoL and marital satisfaction was assessed by using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) and Marital Satisfaction Scale. Multiple linear regressions were performed to identify factors associated with QoL and marital satisfaction. (3) Results: For 163 family caregivers, the psychological and environmental QoL domains presented the best and the worst scores, respectively. Factors independently associated with better QoL for caregivers were male caregiver, the younger age of a caregiver, >8 years of schooling, ≥5 years as a caregiver who performed physical activities, caregiver without chronic disease, and no patient’s crisis in the last 30 days. Factors independently associated with marital satisfaction of the caregiver were male caregiver, caregiver with >8 years of schooling, caregiver who received support by relatives to care for the patient, caregiver who performed physical activities, no patient’s crisis in the last 30 days, and patient hospitalization in the last six months; (4) Conclusions: The main predictor for marital satisfaction was support by relatives, and for QoL it was no patient’s crisis in the last 30 days.

Keywords: quality of life; caregivers; mental disorders; marital satisfaction; crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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