Articles Vol. 64 No. 6 21/10/2023

12. ANXIETY DISORDERS AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS BEING TREATED AT A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN DAK LAK PROVINCE IN 2023

Pham Thi Van Phuong1,2, H’Ling Knul1,2
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
2 Đại học Y dược thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Corresponding author: phamphuong2907@gmail.com
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v64i6.813
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Keywords
Anxiety disorders, caregivers, psychiatric patients, Zung scale.
Abstract

Objective: To describe the current state of anxiety disorders among caregivers of psychiatric patients being treated at a psychiatric hospital in Dak Lak province in 2023.

Subject and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was performed on 167 caregivers of psychiatric patients.

Results: The prevalence of anxiety disorders among caregivers of psychiatric patients is 46.7%. In which mild anxiety disorder is 94.8%, moderate level is 3.9% and severe is 1.3%. The burden encountered by carers is mainly financial burden with 83.2%, reducing or stopping interaction with neighbors (62.3%), family becoming isolated (52.1%), and affecting relationships in the family (47.3%). Caregiver concerns include fear that the patient will get sicker (98.8%), economic impact (83.8%), ineligibility for treatment (81.4%), effect on children (80.8%). The majority of caregivers receive help in the care of psychiatric patients on an occasional (60.5%) and regular (28.7%) level. Day care hours for caregivers of psychiatric patients are 7 hours and caregivers care days a week are 5 days.

Conclusion: Nearly half of caregivers of psychiatric patients have an anxiety disorder. Families and healthcare workers need to be more attentive to caregivers’ mental health.

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