Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey
| dc.contributor.author | Marima, Phillipa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gunduza, Ropafadzo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Machando, Debra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dambi, Jermaine M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-10T09:20:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-10T09:20:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08-16 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-08-18T03:25:48Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Objective Stroke is a major global public health burden. Unfortunately, stroke invariably leads to functional limitations, consequently, most stroke survivors are hugely dependent on family members/informal caregivers in carrying out essential daily activities. The increased demands of caregiving negatively impact caregivers’ mental health. Nevertheless, caregivers who receive an adequate amount of social support are likely to adjust better to the caregiving role. We sought to determine the impact of social support on the mental wellbeing of 71 caregivers of patients with stroke in Zimbabwe, a low-resourced country. Results The mean caregiver age was 41.5 (SD 13.8) years. Patients had a mean age of 65.2 (SD 15.3) years with most being functionally dependent (93.2%). 45.1% of the caregivers showed excessive psychiatric morbidity. The mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) score was 44 (SD 9.4), denoting high levels of social support. Caregivers who received an adequate amount of social support were likely to report of lower psychiatric morbidity (Rho = − 0.285, p = 0.016). Furthermore, caregiver who were; poorer, were caring for more functionally-dependent patients, and did not receive additional assistance were likely to report of poor mental health functioning. There is therefore a strong need to implement context-specific caregivers wellness programs. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Marima, P., Gunduza, R., Machando, D., & Dambi, J. M. (2019). Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30697 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Marima, Phillipa, Ropafadzo Gunduza, Debra Machando, and Jermaine M Dambi "Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey." (2019) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30697 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | BMC Research Notes. 2019 Aug 16;12(1):514 | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Marima, Phillipa AU - Gunduza, Ropafadzo AU - Machando, Debra AU - Dambi, Jermaine M AB - Abstract Objective Stroke is a major global public health burden. Unfortunately, stroke invariably leads to functional limitations, consequently, most stroke survivors are hugely dependent on family members/informal caregivers in carrying out essential daily activities. The increased demands of caregiving negatively impact caregivers’ mental health. Nevertheless, caregivers who receive an adequate amount of social support are likely to adjust better to the caregiving role. We sought to determine the impact of social support on the mental wellbeing of 71 caregivers of patients with stroke in Zimbabwe, a low-resourced country. Results The mean caregiver age was 41.5 (SD 13.8) years. Patients had a mean age of 65.2 (SD 15.3) years with most being functionally dependent (93.2%). 45.1% of the caregivers showed excessive psychiatric morbidity. The mean Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) score was 44 (SD 9.4), denoting high levels of social support. Caregivers who received an adequate amount of social support were likely to report of lower psychiatric morbidity (Rho = − 0.285, p = 0.016). Furthermore, caregiver who were; poorer, were caring for more functionally-dependent patients, and did not receive additional assistance were likely to report of poor mental health functioning. There is therefore a strong need to implement context-specific caregivers wellness programs. DA - 2019-08-16 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Stroke KW - Informal caregivers KW - Social support KW - Mental wellbeing KW - Zimbabwe LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey TI - Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30697 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4551-2 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30697 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Marima P, Gunduza R, Machando D, Dambi JM. Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey. 2019; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30697. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s) | |
| dc.subject | Stroke | |
| dc.subject | Informal caregivers | |
| dc.subject | Social support | |
| dc.subject | Mental wellbeing | |
| dc.subject | Zimbabwe | |
| dc.title | Correlates of social support on report of probable common mental disorders in Zimbabwean informal caregivers of patients with stroke: a cross-sectional survey | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |