Evaluation of a Day-Care Rehabilitation Skill Training Programme on Burden and Quality of Life of Caregivers of Persons with Severe Mental Illness

We examined the impact of a patient focused, structured day care skill training programme  on caregiver burden and quality of life in Indian context. Using a post-test only design, we conducted this study among a naturalistic cohort of 60 caregivers of patients with severe mental illness. The carers were recruited from two-day care skill training units and outpatient department of a ter tiary mental health centre in Kerala. Caregiver burden and quality of life were measured using Burden Assessment Scale (BAS) and WHOQOL-BREF. Independent sample t test was used to compare the outcomes. Caregivers of patients attending the day-care skill training programme have reported significant ly lower burden on various domains of BAS including physical& mental health (t  = − 4.758;P <  .001; d = − 0.829), external support (t = − 4.563;P <  .001; d = − 0.778), caregivers routine (t = − 7.104;P <  .001; d = − 0.834), support of patient (t = − 4.038;P <  .001; d = − 0.834), taking responsibility (t = − 2.320;P <  .05; d = − 0.599), other relations (t = − 7.636;P <  .001; d = − 0.972), patients behaviour (t = − 6.350:P <  .001; d = − 0.640) and caregiver strategy (t = − 2.991;P <  .05; d = − 0.772) as compared to the caregivers in comparison group. They also reported significantly higher quality of life on various dom...
Source: Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research