Abstract
(1) Background: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental disorder that can be a source of emotional, financial and/or social burden for family caregivers. Few studies have investigated family caregiving for patients diagnosed with OCD in relation to the coping strategies being used from a theoretical perspective. This study evaluated the burden and coping strategies of family caregivers for people diagnosed with OCD. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, in which 123 participants diagnosed with OCD and their caregivers were surveyed using three types of scales: obsessive–compulsive scale; coping scale; and burden scale. (3) Results: Of the participants with OCD and their caregivers, 53% and 31% were male and 47% and 69% were female, respectively. Around 80% of the OCD patients were considered young and their age ranged from 20–40 years old. Forty percent of caregivers in the current study reported a high burden level. The caregivers of those who had severe OCD symptoms had a lower coping level compared to the caregivers of those with less severe symptoms and those urban caregivers were able to better cope than rural caregivers. There was an association between OCD symptom severity and financial, work-related, social and family relationships, mental and health burdens for family caregivers. Meanwhile, the greater coping level of family caregivers, the lesser social and family, mental, and spouse relationship burden (p < 0.05); (4) Conclusions: The family caregivers of people diagnosed with OCD have specific aspects of burden and coping which require support by designing strategic interventions for family caregiver coping.
Highlights
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric disorder affecting2–3% of the population worldwide: it is twice as prevalent as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder [1]
The caregiver burden, coping strategy and OCD symptom severity in relation to the demographic variables were entered into the model to investigate the mechanisms linking the caregiver burden to the coping strategy and the OCD symptom severity and possible correlation to demographic data
This study demonstrated the findings in the following Healthcare 2022, 10, x FOR PEER REVIEsWequence: first, this study demonstrated the relationships between the burden d8imofe1n2sions and coping strategies of the caregivers
Summary
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric disorder affecting2–3% of the population worldwide: it is twice as prevalent as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder [1]. In order to resist the persistent thoughts and reduce the level of anxiety, people with OCD tend to perform repetitive mental behaviors in an irrational way [2]. 2. Theoretical Background Due to the characteristics of OCD’s clinical presentation, family caregivers often need to change the routine of their own life to deal with the disorder of their family member—that is, compulsive symptoms. Theoretical Background Due to the characteristics of OCD’s clinical presentation, family caregivers often need to change the routine of their own life to deal with the disorder of their family member—that is, compulsive symptoms Such changes have placed great demands on family caregivers. People exhibit numerous individual differences, and studies have shown a relationship between caregivers’ income, educational level [4], age [5] and their ability to manage their life when caring for people diagnosed with OCD. Of these theories is the “Folkman’s Transactional Stress and Coping Framework” developed by Lazarus and Folkman [6]
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