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Anxiety, depression, and stress in caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Ghana and implications for medication adherence

Objective: This study assessed levels of anxiety, depression, and stress among family caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Ghana and the implication on medication adherence. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: The study was conducted at the outpatient departments of the three main public psychiatric hospitals in Ghana. Participants: Two hundred and ten non-paid family caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders were recruited for this study.

Thu, 08/18/2022 - 13:57

Caregivers’ perceptions of burden and health- promoting behaviours among informal caregivers of cancer and stroke patients attending tertiary care facilities in South- South Nigeria

Background: Family caregivers’ role in cancer and stroke care is overly burdensome. Studies have considered burden and predictors of burden but the influence of caregiving burden on health - promoting behaviours among cancer and stroke family caregivers in Nigeria is scarce.

Tue, 01/25/2022 - 14:23