Impact of Family Closeness and Care Duration on Schizophrenia Caregiver Burden

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10.2991/978-2-38476-571-3_6How to use a DOI?

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Family Closeness; Duration of Care; Caregiving Burden; Schizophrenia

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a condition that requires long-term care and often imposes significant physical, emotional, and financial burdens on families as primary caregivers. Understanding factors that may reduce caregiving burden is essential to enhance family resilience and decrease the risk of patient relapse. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between family closeness and duration of care with caregiving burden among families of patients with schizophrenia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2025 involving 203 family caregivers selected through proportional random sampling. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using Kendall's Tau test. The results showed significant negative relationships between caregiving burden and family closeness (τ = −0.144, p = 0.003) and duration of care (τ = −0.133, p = 0.014), indicating that greater emotional closeness and longer caregiving experience were associated with lower perceived caregiving burden. These findings suggest that a strong emotional bond and long-term adaptation processes act as protective factors in reducing the caregiving burden for patients with schizophrenia. Therefore, healthcare professionals should prioritize early psychosocial interventions and family-strengthening programs, particularly for new caregivers who lack adaptive capacity and long-term caregiving experience, to prevent burnout and support sustained patient recovery.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mulyanti Mulyanti
AU  - Suminah Suminah
AU  - Rohmaningtyas Hidayah Setyaningrum
AU  - Haryani Saptaningtyas
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/06
TI  - Impact of Family Closeness and Care Duration on Schizophrenia Caregiver Burden
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Studies 2025 (ICOMSI 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 65
EP  - 74
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-571-3_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-571-3_6
ID  - Mulyanti2026
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