Publications by authors named "Leonarda G M Bremmers"
The impact of informal care provision on the quality of life of adults caring for persons with mental health problems: A cross-sectional assessment of caregiver quality of life.
Health Psychol Open
August 2024
This study assessed the quality of life of informal caregivers for individuals with mental health problems in the Netherlands. An online survey was administered to a panel of informal caregivers in June 2020 ( = 261). Informal caregivers of persons with mental problems were found to have an exceptionally low quality of life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(1) Background: This study investigated how potential shifts in patients' formal and informal care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their informal caregivers in terms of their subjective burden, psychological wellbeing, and happiness. (2) Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was employed for a panel of Dutch informal caregivers of persons with mental health problems ( = 219) in June 2020. Descriptive statistics and differences between means were determined for the patients' informal and care utilization and informal caregivers' subjective burden, happiness, and psychological wellbeing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing the impact of caregiving on informal caregivers of adults with a mental disorder in OECD countries: A systematic literature review of concepts and their respective questionnaires.
PLoS One
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study conducted a systematic literature review to examine how caregiving impacts informal caregivers of adults with mental disorders, categorizing the concepts and questionnaires used in this research.
- The review included articles from various databases published between 2004 and 2019, ultimately identifying 144 questionnaires, which were grouped into 15 concept clusters like mental health and caregiving burden.
- The findings highlight significant variability in the concepts assessed, depending on the specific mental disorder, indicating a lack of consensus in the field and the need for standardized approaches in future research.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights the importance of including indirect costs and benefits from education when evaluating the economic impact of mental and behavioral disorders, which is often overlooked.
- A scoping review identified 177 articles, revealing 61 different education-related costs and benefits, but the terminology used to describe these was inconsistent and context-dependent.
- This research is the first to classify these costs and benefits systematically, emphasizing their significant effect on education and suggesting that they should be factored into health policy assessments.
Article Synopsis
- This study explores the importance of intersectoral costs and benefits (ICBs) related to mental and behavioral disorders (MBDs) in healthcare, education, and criminal justice.
- An online survey conducted with 39 experts revealed that while most (68%) agreed that ICBs are relevant, only a minority (32%) actually included them in economic evaluations.
- Key findings identified "special education school attendance," "absenteeism," and "decreased criminal activity" as the most significant ICBs, suggesting that these factors should be considered in economic evaluations of MBD interventions.