Disease-Related Risk Factors for Caregiver Burden among Family Caregivers of Persons with Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Man-Man Peng, Jianli Xing, Xinfeng Tang, Qinglu Wu, Dannuo Wei and Mao-Sheng Ran
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Man-Man Peng: Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, China
Jianli Xing: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Xinfeng Tang: Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
Qinglu Wu: Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, China
Dannuo Wei: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Mao-Sheng Ran: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: This study aimed to conduct a quantitative synthesis of the clinical correlates of caregiver burden in schizophrenia studies published in the last two decades. Derived from eight electronic databases, this meta-analytic review revisits 34 English articles published from 2000 to 2020 relevant to family caregiver burden in the schizophrenia field. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to assess study quality. The pooled effect sizes of the selected studies ranged from −0.390 to 0.751. The results indicated a significant association between a heavier burden and disease-related risk factors, including more severe symptoms, greater general psychopathology, greater severity of functional impairment, and longer duration of illness. The results show moderating effects of study characteristics (i.e., study quality, participants, and location) on the correlations between these disease-related risk factors and caregiver burden. This review highlights the roles of study characteristics in affecting the inconsistent results for the effects of disease-related risk factors on caregiver burden in families of patients with schizophrenia. Psychosocial interventions are essential for family caregivers of persons with schizophrenia. Future studies incorporating random samples from both high-income and low-to-middle-income countries will be crucial to understand the effects of cultural contexts on caregiver burden in families of persons with schizophrenia.

Keywords: caregiver; burden; schizophrenia; family caregiving; risk factors; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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