ABSTRACT Objective: Descriptive data from an innovative carer lived experience led and developed Carer Peer Support (CPS) program will be presented to highlight current carer experiences in public adult clinical mental health services in Victoria, Australia, and the benefits of CPS. Method: Descriptive data regarding the frequency of themes collected over two years, including carer demographics, themes discussed, and actions supported in CPS, are presented. Results: The data reveals how CPS identifies carer needs and experiences in adult mental health services and how the program engages with clinical staff and the service to result in positive outcomes for carers and families. Discussion: The data findings are instrumental in furthering Carer Lived Experience (CLE) work, determining key priorities for CLE systemic work as well as adult mental health service development and delivery.

Understanding carer experiences in public adult mental health services using Carer Peer Support data

Families, as caregiver's patients with Mental Disorders, experience the burden of physical, emotional, and financial disturbances due to the patient's abnormal behavior, social dysfunction, and inability to support themselves. This study aimed to analyze the correlation between the caregiving burden and family of patients with mental disorders interaction patterns. The study design was cross-sectional. It conducted a total of 123 family caregivers of patients with mental disorders who visited the mental health polyclinic at the Menur General Hospital in Surabaya. The collecting sample used a consistent sampling technique. The data was obtained from the Zarit Caregiver Burden Questionaire and the interaction pattern questionnaire. Data analyzed using the Spearman Rh correlation test. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between the caregiving burden and interaction patterns (p=0.032) at a significance value

The correlation between Caregiving Burden and Family Interaction Pattern of Patient with Mental Disorders at Home

Introduction: The main caregivers of people with mental disorders are their family members. Families as the caregivers of people with mental disorders is associated with a significant burden. This systematic review aims to identify and summarize the main focus based on the scientific evidence about family burden as the caregivers of people with mental disorders. Methods: The databases used were Scopus, Science Direct and Sage Journal with the keywords ‘burden’, ‘family’, ‘caregiver’, ‘mental’, ‘health’, ‘illness’, ‘disorder’ and they were limited to 2014 – 2018 from within nursing and health science journals. One hundred and four full text articles were reviewed. The 14 articles that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were analyzed using narrative synthesis followed the Joanna Briggs Methodology model for the Qualitative Systematic Review to find the main themes of each article. Results: Seven main themes were found to be related to family burden as the caregivers of a family member with mental disorders. The 7 themes were knowledge, emotional burden, physical burden, medication, financial burden, social burden, health services and government support. Conclusion: The findings suggest that the family burden on the caregivers was diverse and that this has an effect on the ability of the family to care for patients with mental disorders. Family burden has become an important indicator for the provision of mental health services.

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Muh Jufriyanto

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Family Burden for the Caregivers of People with Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review