Analysis of factors associated with family disease burden and correlation with social support among family caregivers of patients with severe mental illnesses

CONCLUSION: Family caregivers of SMIs patients have a relatively low level of caregiver-perceived social support. Interventions to enhance perceived social support could help maintain the health of family caregivers and improve the quality of family care.PMID:37947263 | DOI:10.1177/00207640231204217

Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - November 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Xia Zhang Sizhe Wang Ran Zhao Nan Zhao Shilong Tao Haiyang Zhang Baiqun Wu Xiaojuan Xia Hong Fan Source Type: research