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Mental health impact on primary and secondary Prader-Willi syndrome caregivers.
González Ruiz, Yohanna; Gerk, Ayla; Stegmann, Jorgelina.
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  • González Ruiz Y; Department of Mental Health, SPINE Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Gerk A; Department of Clinical Medicine, SPINE Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Stegmann J; Department of Clinical Medicine, SPINE Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Child Care Health Dev ; 50(1): e13162, 2024 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37614065
INTRODUCTION: Caring for individuals with rare diseases can be challenging and represent a burden. Nevertheless, this has been scarcely explored in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Therefore, we sought to explore the psychological impact of caregiving, as well as the differences between main caregivers and other family members. METHODS: Different evaluation tools and scales were used taking into consideration the impact on caregivers. The scales were administered to those relatives who are immersed in the usual dynamics of the patient, differentiating between the main caregiver and other relatives living in the family home. RESULTS: A total of 33 families of patients with genetic confirmation of PWS were included. In this survey, 32% of primary caregivers reported a high probability of anxiety, compared with 19% of non-primary caregivers (p = 0.27). Concerning depression, 40% of primary caregivers related possible or probable cases of depression compared with non-primary caregivers 13% (p = 0.04). Regarding caregiver burden evaluated using the Zarit scale, 61% of the main caregivers presented high levels of overload, compared with 29% of the other relatives (p = 0.005). Family functioning evaluated using the APGAR scale showed a total lower response from primary caregivers, but no statistically relevant results were found [25.4 ± 6.7 vs. 26.0 ± 8.2 (p = 0.72)]. CONCLUSION: In this study, we observed that caring for people with PWS can have a significant effect on the mental health, burden and quality of life of caregivers, with a greater impact among primary caregivers compared with the other living relatives.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Síndrome de Prader-Willi Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Child Care Health Dev Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Síndrome de Prader-Willi Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Child Care Health Dev Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Reino Unido