Burden and coping styles among caregivers of patients with major mental disorders and hypertension attending a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Burden and coping styles among caregivers of patients with major mental disorders and hypertension attending a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Background: Previous research on caregiver burden in Nigeria has focused mainly on caregivers of patients with mental disorders. None of these studies compared the level of burden among the caregivers of patients with chronic mental disorders with caregivers of those with chronic medical illnesses....

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Main Authors: A F Osundina, F O Fatoye, O O Akanni, J O Omoreagba, A Akinsulore, I O Oloniniyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
Subjects:
Caregiver burden
coping style
chronic illnesses
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2017;volume=33;issue=3;spage=189;epage=195;aulast=Osundina

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