Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 588-593
Factors Associated With Resilience among Caretakers of Patients Suffering From Bipolar Affective Disorder
Rameshwar S Manhas1, Gaurav S Manhas2, Angli Manhas3, Jagdish R Thappa4, Mohammad M Dar5, Rukhsana Akhter6
1Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Jammu, J&K, India.
2Resident Scholar, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College Jammu, J&K, India.
3Senior Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Jammu, J&K, India.
4Prof & HOD, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Jammu, J&K, India.
5Prof & HOD, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India,
6MA in Psychology, Intern, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Jammu, J&K, India.
Corresponding Author: Gaurav S Manhas
ABSTRACT
Background: Caring for a person with bipolar disorder poses both emotional burdens such as grief, worry, tension etc and objective burdens such as increased expenditure of money and time. Resilience in a family members/caretakers of persons with mental illness can help overcome the burden and stress of caretaking that may otherwise compromise their health and quality of life.
Aims: The objective of the study was to find correlation of factors associated with resilience among caretakers of patients suffering with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD).
Materials & Methods: The present study was observation and cross-sectional, involved caretakers of patients suffering from bipolar affective disorder who were receiving services at outpatient department of Government Psychiatric Diseases Hospital Jammu which serves to whole Jammu province and was conducted over a period of 2 months. A total of 130 caretakers were selected and then assessed by using 25 Item Resilience Scale.
Results: Being educated and parent by relation were the factors which had significant positive whereas being female and unemployed were the factors which had significant negative correlation with resilience among caretakers of patients suffering from bipolar affective disorders. Factors such as age of the caretaker, male gender, being uneducated and employed had no correlation with resilience.
Conclusion: From present study, it has been concluded that there is significant positive correlation of resilience among caretakers who were educated and parent by relation whereas there is negative correlation between resilience and caretakers who were females and unemployed. Hence it is suggested that there is strong need for developing counseling intervention and stress coping techniques for promoting resilience among caretakers of BPAD patients.
Key words: Caretaker, Correlation, BPAD, Resilience, Burden
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