Perceived Burden of Care and Its Determinants: A Study Among Principal Caregivers of Refractory Epileptic Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: support to midlife and older adults.CB is frequently overlooked by clinicians. 4 Epilepsy, with its multifaceted psychosocial dimensions, has an important bearing on caregivers.5 Caregiver distress and burden indicate prolonged consequences of poor physical and emotional health.6,7 Studies on caregivers in India [8][9][10] suggest that caregiving is associated with more psychological complaints and a IntroductIonSeizures and their consequences contribute to the burden of epilepsy because they can cause health loss, premature mortality, and residual disability. 1 Neuropsychiatric diseases, which are mental, neurological, and behavioral are growing causes of morbidity, and epilepsy is prominent among them.Epilepsy is characterized by unpredictable seizures and can cause other health problems.Epilepsy is a spectrum condition with a wide range of seizure types, and it varies from person to person.One in every 10 people has at least one epileptic seizure during a normal lifespan, and about one-third of these develop epilepsy.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), epilepsy is contributing to 1% of the global burden, and 50 million people are suffering from epilepsy worldwide.The incidence and prevalence of epilepsy are more in developing nations than in developed countries.2 Epilepsy is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that affects individuals of all ages and has worldwide distribution.Several diseases and injuries are also implicated in the origin of epileptic seizures.1 Despite the relevance of socioeconomic background in burden of caregivers of persons with epilepsy (PWE), there is a dearth of knowledge about this topic in low-resource settings.3 Caregiver burden (CB) may result from providing care for patients with chronic illness.It can occur in any of the 43.5 million individuals providing 1,
Source: Journal of Medical Academics
Authors: Sinjita Dutta, Sukanta Manna, Debjani Sengupta
Language: English
Topic: Nursing care and research
Subfield: Pharmacy
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7116715398