To investigate the stigma faced by caregivers of patients with severe mental illness getting treatment at tertiary care hospital by using sets of questionnaire & to understand how this stigma influences their quality of life and coping strategies
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/067694
- Lead Sponsor
- College of Nursing ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
A family member of patient with severe mental illness which includes bi-polar affective disorders, psychosis, mood disorders and severe depressive disorders mention as per diagnostic criteria.
Parent, spouse, children, siblings.
Had most frequent contact with the patient.•Willing to participate in the study.
Caregivers aged between 18 to 60 years.
Inability to Provide Informed Consent.
Care giver who is not able to follow the instructions.
Care giver suffering from a significant psychiatric disorder (as per known history).
Any condition interfering comprehension and cooperativeness.
Care givers of patient having comorbid psychiatric illness like substance abuse disorders (except tobacco dependence).
Care giver of patient having major medical illness requiring additional care due to frequent hospitalization or immobility for medical reasons.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To assess the association of perceived stigma on quality of life of caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2.To assess the association of perceived stigma on coping mechanism of caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders <br/ ><br>Timepoint: baseline <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ilTimepoint: 0