Open AccessCare difficulties and burden during COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns among caregivers of people with schizophrenia: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Yasuma Naonori,
Yamaguchi Sosei,
Ogawa Makoto,
Shiozawa Takuma,
Abe Makiko,
Igarashi Momoka,
Kawaguchi Takayuki,
Sato Sayaka,
Nishi Daisuke,
Kawakami Norito,
Fujii Chiyo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychopharmacology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2574-173X
DOI - 10.1002/npr2.12171
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , caregiver burden , medicine , association (psychology) , cross sectional study , psychiatry , confidence interval , family caregivers , psychology , gerontology , dementia , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , psychotherapist
Aims The purpose of this study was to retrospectively investigate care difficulties experienced by caregivers of people with schizophrenia during COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns in Japan (April 7‐May 25, 2020) and examine associations between these care difficulties during lockdowns and daily caregiver burden. Methods Data were collected from 132 participants of the LINE Schizophrenia Family Association using an online survey. Results Caregivers were mostly concerned about who would care for people with schizophrenia if caregivers become infected with COVID‐19. A significant association was found between higher daily caregiver burden and more difficult care experiences during COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns ( B = 0.58, 95% confidence interval, 0.40‐0.75, P < .01, adjusted R ‐squared = .34). Conclusions Further studies and supports for caregivers of people with schizophrenia are needed.