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P0175 - Emotional burden and psychological morbidity in caregivers of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

A.T. Ramos-Cerqueira ,
A.R. Torres ,
R.C. Torresan ,
A.P. Negreiros  and
C.N. Vitorino
A.T. Ramos-Cerqueira
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, FMB-UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
A.R. Torres
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, FMB-UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
R.C. Torresan
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, FMB-UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
A.P. Negreiros
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, FMB-UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
C.N. Vitorino
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, FMB-UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil

Abstract

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Introduction:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the emotional burden, psychological morbidity and level of family accommodation in caregivers of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients, according to sociodemographic and clinical factors.

Method:

Fifty Brazilian DSM-IV OCD patients and their caregivers were evaluated using the Family Accommodation Scale, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Self Report Questionnaire (caregivers), the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory (patients).

Results:

Most caregivers (80%) were aged between 30 and 59 years-old and lived with the patient (88%). Forty-two percent presented a common mental disorder and their mean ZBI score was 28.9. Family accommodation was moderate in 26% and severe or very severe in 24%. Caregivers' levels of psychological morbidity, accommodation and emotional burden were associated with each other and with the severity of patient obsessive-compulsive and depressive symptoms.

Conclusion:

The results suggest that caregivers of OCD patients have important levels of burden and psychological morbidity and should receive orientation and support to minimize this emotional impact.

Type
Poster Session III: Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 23 , Issue S2: 16th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 16th AEP Congress , April 2008 , pp. S352
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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