PURPOSE: Our aim was to assess the perceived emotional burden and quality of life (QOL) in a sample of Greek primary caregivers of @entity1 with @entity15 ( @entity15 ). METHODS: Twenty-two male and 13 female primary caregivers (mean age 47.3    12.4 years), and an equal number of @entity1 with @entity15 , completed the Greek validated version of the hospital @entity148 and @entity308 scale (HADS) and the Greek validated version of EuroQOL (EQ-5D). Thirty-five age-, gender-, and education-matched healthy controls were used for comparison. RESULTS: Caregivers experienced higher degree of @entity148 than @entity308 . The mean score of the HADS-A subscale was 9.5    4 (range 3-15), and the mean score of the HADS-D subscale was 7.1    3.1 (range 2-14). The mean scores of caregivers on both HADS-A and HADS-D were significantly higher than the controls' (P < 0.0001). Twenty-two caregivers were diagnosed with manifesting @entity148 , whereas 12 of them also presented @entity308 . Highly educated caregivers were more prone to manifest increased levels of @entity148 and @entity308 . The @entity101 was further supported by the responses in the @entity308 dimension on the EQ-5D: 27 reported a moderate level of @entity308 and three indicated an extreme degree. The caregivers reported a mean EQ-VAS value of 61.9    13.8 (range 40-100), with 10 caregivers rating their health status a score of 50 or lower; the controls scored significantly higher (90.3    7.1; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: The sample of caregivers we studied was psychologically burdened to a significant degree, a fact that obviously deteriorates their QOL. Appropriate psychopharmacological interventions are warranted to reduce caregivers' burden.

Quality of life and emotional burden of primary caregivers: a case-control study of @entity15 XXXX in Greece.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety/depression', 'depression'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['increased psychological distress'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity15 :: ('MESH:D009103', 'Disease') :: ['MS', 'multiple sclerosis']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
