Factors Related to the Caregiver Burden on Families Caring for Clients with Schizophrenia: Scoping Review.

Abstract

Family caregivers play a crucial role in the long-term care of individuals with schizophrenia, yet they often face significant challenges. The responsibilities involved in caregiving can lead to a considerable caregiver burden, which may result in adverse outcomes for both the caregiver and the person with schizophrenia, so there will be a risk of experiencing caregiver burden which can give rise to new problems for the family. This research aims to identify factors that cause caregiver burden on families in caring for clients with schizophrenia. This research method uses a scoping review with PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Search for literature uses the PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and Google Scholar search engines, year range of the article from 2014 to 2023, full text, Indonesian and English language. This research used the PCC (Population, Concept and Context) framework. Search for keywords using the Boolean operators OR and AND in English is "family caregiver", "families carers", "informal caregiver", "burden of care", "stress of caring", "stress of caring", "burnout of caring", "schizophrenia", "individuals with schizophrenia disorder", and in Indonesian is "caregiving family", "caring burden", "care stress", "fatigue", "schizophrenia". The results of a scoping review of ten articles found sixteen factors of caregiver burden on families in caring for clients with schizophrenia, that is age, gender, marital status, level of education, employment, economics, relationship with the client, duration of care or length of care, duration of schizophrenia in patient, stress on the Family Caregiver, patient severity, decreased mutuality, family coping strategies, spiritual support, social support, and professional support. The findings of this study highlight the factors that cause caregiver burden in schizophrenia patients. These findings can be considered as information in finding solutions to reduce the burden on family members who are caregivers of schizophrenia patients.