Journal of Psychiatry

Exploring characteristics of informal caregivers and the burden on caregivers in stomach and pancreatic cancer: A study on psychosocial interventions and support needs

6^th World Congress on Psychiatry & Psychological Syndromes

October 09-10, 2023 London, UK

Mohit Kumar Pandey

International Institute for Population Science, India

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Psychiatry

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of Informal Caregivers (ICs) and examine the burden they experience while providing care to patients with stomach and pancreatic cancer. Data was collected from 100 caregivers, who were interviewed at three-month intervals. The Zarit Burden Interview, Karnofsky Performance Status, Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (ASQ), and Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) were utilized to assess caregiver burden and mental health status. Results revealed that a significant proportion (52%) of caregivers were the sons or daughters of the patients who accompanied them to the hospital. However, when caregiving took place at home, the majority (63%) of caregivers were spouses. On average, caregivers spent approximately 5-6 hours per day in the hospital for outpatient care. Female caregivers exhibited higher levels of stress and depression compared to their male counterparts. Additionally, caregivers providing care at home experienced higher levels of depression compared to those accompanying patients to the hospital. The findings also indicated that a considerable percentage of caregivers had unmet support needs, particularly related to concerns about the patient's condition, access to disease-related information, and emotional support for themselves. These results underscore the need for interventions aimed at reducing depression and stress among informal caregivers of patients with stomach and pancreatic cancer. Further support systems should be developed to address the unmet needs and enhance the well-being of caregivers in this population. Recent Publications: 1. Bramhankar M, Pandey M, Rana GS, Rai B, Mishra NL, Shukla A. An assessment of anthropometric indices and its association with NCDs among the older adults of India: Evidence from LASI Wave-1. BMC Public Health. 2021 Dec;21:1-3. 2. Rana, G.S., Shukla, A., Mustafa, A., Bramhankar, M., Rai, B., Pandey, M. and Mishra, N.L., 2022. Association of multi-morbidity, social participation, functional and mental health with the self-rated health of middle-aged and older adults in India: A study based on LASI wave-1. BMC geriatrics, 22(1), p.675. 3. Bramhankar, M., Kundu, S., Pandey, M., Mishra, N.L. and Adarsh, A., 2023. An assessment of self-rated life satisfaction and its correlates with physical, mental and social health status among older adults in India. Scientific Reports, 13(1), p.9117. 4. Pandey, M., Anand, A., Goswami, P. and Bramhnakar, M., 2023. Examining the association between social capital and cognitive decline among older adults in India: Evidence from LASI, 2017–2018. Global Social Welfare, pp.1-11.

Biography :

My name is Mohit Kumar Pandey. I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. at International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, in Biostatistics & amp; Demography with a UGC-JRF fellowship. I did my M.Phil. and M.Sc. in Bio-statistics and demography from International Institute for Population sciences, Mumbai. I did B.Sc. in Statistics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.