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Psychological Correlates of Burden Among Jordanian Caregivers of Patients With Serious Mental Illness
Author(s) -
Ghannam Bushar M.,
HamdanMansour Ayman M.,
Al Abeiat Dana D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12179
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , personality , clinical psychology , caregiver burden , mental health , mental illness , psychology , family caregivers , psychiatry , medicine , disease , gerontology , dementia , social psychology , pathology
PURPOSE To examine prediction power of personality traits, expressed emotion, and coping strategies on caregivers’ burden. DESIGNS AND METHODS Cross‐sectional descriptive correlational design was used to collect data from 196 caregivers using the Self‐Administered Questionnaire from Jordanian caregivers of patients with serious mental illness. FINDINGS Jordanian caregivers had a moderate‐to‐severe burden level ( M = 47.1, SD = 11.5). Burden had a significant negative relationship with coping ( r = –.15, p = .04) and significant positive relationship with personality dysfunction ( r = .16, p = .021). Emotional expression, coping, and personality were found to be significant predictors of burden ( F = 5.16, p = .002). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Mental health professionals need to address family caregivers in their plans of care.