Stigma, burden of care, and family functioning in family caregivers of people with mental illnesses: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

The present cross-sectional study assessed stigma, burden of care, and family functioning in family caregivers of people with mental illnesses. The correlation among these three variables was also investigated. Followed by using the quota sampling method, 200 family caregivers of patients with mental illnesses were selected from two psychiatric hospitals. Based on the findings, scores of the caregivers' stigma, family functioning, and burden of care were at moderate levels. Stigma had a significant correlation with family functioning and burden of care, but no significant correlation was found between family functioning and burden of care.