Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari; Dr. Subhan Quraishi; Dr. Babita Ghodke

Volume : II, Issue : V, May - 2013

Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari, Dr. Subhan Quraishi, Dr. Babita Ghodke

Abstract :

This study aimed at investigating family care burden among the caregivers of male and female patients with different psychiatric diagnosis. The data was taken from Outpatient departments Ranchi Institute of Neuron–Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi (Jharkhand). The sample consisted of primary caregivers of 200 patients� of both genders, 100 male and 100 female patients. One primary caregivers of each patient was taken. Caregiver�s burden scale was administered to assess burden in caregivers of psychiatric patients. The result of study revealed that majority of patients was suffering from schizophrenia and were accompanied by male caregivers. Caregivers of the patients were facing moderate to severe level of burden and significant gender differences were not found in the level of care burden. Positive correlation was found between duration of illness and caregivers burden. It can be suggested that the care givers of the patients with psychiatric illnesses were facing moderate to severe level of burden and duration of illness was positively correlated with care burden. Gender differences were not statistically found in the level of care burden