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Evaluation of patient social support, caregiver burden, and their relationship with the course of the disease in patients with bipolar disorder

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  • Somayeh Shokrgozar
  • Vida Rouzbehan
  • Roghayeh Zare
  • Elahe Abdollahi

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Background: Bipolar disorder is a chronic disorder that causes significant effects on the patient and exerts a significant care burden on caregivers. This study aimed to investigate the social support of patients, caregivers’ burden and their impact on the clinical course of the disease. Methods: The study included 85 patients with bipolar disorder type I and II (in the recovery phase of the disease) and their caregivers in the age range of 18 to 60 years. It was conducted in Shafa psychiatry Hospital in Rasht (Guilan, Iran, 2020). To assess social support and burden, patients and caregivers completed the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) and Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), respectively. Clinical variables were also obtained from patients’ medical records; Then ANOVA, MANOVA, Independent T -test were used to compare the data and Regression Analysis and Spearman correlation coefficient were used to find the relationships between variables. Results: It was showed that increasing patient social support is associated with reducing caregiver burden. Among the clinical variables, less social support and more caregiver burden were associated with longer duration of illness ( p  

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  • Somayeh Shokrgozar & Vida Rouzbehan & Roghayeh Zare & Elahe Abdollahi, 2022. "Evaluation of patient social support, caregiver burden, and their relationship with the course of the disease in patients with bipolar disorder," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 68(8), pages 1815-1823, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:68:y:2022:i:8:p:1815-1823
    DOI: 10.1177/00207640211061984
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