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The Quality of Life Experienced by Caretakers of Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the Risk Factors Associated With this Care Giving Role

Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Aditya Shrivastava and Suvaran Sagar Bajpai
Page: 163-169 | Received 02 Jun 2023, Published online: 28 Jun 2023

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Abstract

Obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) is a persistent psychiatric condition that may impose emotional, financial and/or social strain on family carers. Limited research has been conducted on the topic of family caregiving for individuals diagnosed with obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) with regards to the employment of coping mechanisms from a theoretical standpoint. The present investigation assessed the extent of the burden experienced by family carers of individuals diagnosed with obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as the coping strategies employed by these carers. A cross‐sectional study was carried out, wherein a cohort of 50 individuals who had been diagnosed with OCD and their respective carers were subjected to a survey utilising the burden assessment schedule (BAS), a tool commonly employed to gauge the level of burden experienced by carers of OCD patients. The study reports that the average age of patients was 36.03 years with a standard deviation of 12.03, while the average age of carers was 43.28 years with a standard deviation of 14.76. The proportion of female carers was 46.8%, whereas the proportion of female patients was 74.5%. The study revealed that 50% of the carers were spouses of the patients, while almost a quarter 22% were parents. The average duration of the illness was found to be 8.10±6.60 years, whereas the average duration of the cure was 4.04±4.47 years. The average score on the Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS) scale for the carer was 39.52 with a standard deviation of 12.99. The present study aims to investigate the correlation among sociodemographic factors, clinical characteristics, quality‐of‐life and disease burden in patients. There was a statistically significant difference (p = 0.013) in the BAS scores between carers whose patients perceived their income to be low and those whose patients did not hold this perception. The former group of carers had higher BAS scores compared to the latter. It is imperative to develop strategic interventions aimed at facilitating coping among family carers who are confronted with the distinctive challenges and coping mechanisms associated with caring for individuals with OCD.

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Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Aditya Shrivastava and Suvaran Sagar Bajpai. The Quality of Life Experienced by Caretakers of Individuals Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the Risk Factors Associated With this Care Giving Role.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.163.169
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