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Table 3 Significant correlations of caregiver burden indices and GHQ-12 scores with indices of patient's quality of care: N = 121

From: Relationship of family caregiver burden with quality of care and psychopathology in a sample of Arab subjects with schizophrenia

Variables

Pearson's r

P level

Total objective burden score (IEQ 16-35;37-42): Correlate with:

  

Patient's basic met needs (CAN)

0.23

0.01

Patient's total met needs

0.21

0.02

Patient's basic unmet needs

-0.18

0.045

Subjective burden (IEQ 43): Correlate with

  

Patient's basic unmet need

-0.199

0.029

Patient's health unmet need

-0.188

0.039

Patient's functioning unmet need

-0.229

0.01

Patient's total unmet need

-0.191

0.036

Total objective burden: Correlate with subjective QOL: LQLP:

  

Patient's LQLP religion domain score

-0.37

0.001

Patient's LQLP health domain score

-0.25

0.006

Patient's LQLP perceived QOL score

-0.20

0.026

Patient's general well-being score

-0.31

0.001

Patient's negative affect

0.21

0.02

Subjective burden: Correlate with subjective QOL: LQLP:

  

Patient's LQLP health domain score

-0.20

0.028

Patient's general well-being score

-0.29

0.001

Patient's negative affect

0.26

0.004

Total objective burden: Correlate with psychopathology scores:

  

Patient's ICD-10 positive syndrome score

0.17

0.06

Patient's ICD-10 negative syndrome score

0.26

0.004

Caregiver GHQ-12 scores

0.31

0.001

Subjective burden: Correlate with caregiver GHQ-12 scores

0.36

0.001

Caregiver total objective burden score

0.49

0.001

Caregiver GHQ-12 score: Correlate with caregiver IEQ tension

0.39

0.001

Caregiver IEQ worrying

0.37

0.001

Caregiver IEQ supervision

0.28

0.002

Caregiver total objective burden score

0.31

0.001