Table 2.
Characteristics of included studies.
| Study | Population |
Sample size |
Age, mean (SD or range) |
Female (%) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CCSQ Budd et al. (1998) |
Carers of those with schizophrenia | 91 | 59 (20–85) | 71 | UK |
|
CWS Quirk et al. (2012) |
Carers for those with mental health problems and dementia | 361 | 65.5 (13.1) | 65.3 | UK |
|
CarerQol Brouwer et al. (2006) |
Carers of those with physical and mental health problems | 175 | 60.8 (13.1) | 75 | Netherlands |
| Hoefman et al. (2011) | Carers of those with physical and mental health problems | 275 | 58.74 (12.74) | 74.3 | Netherlands |
| Hoefman et al. (2013) | Carers of those with physical and mental health problems | 1,244 | <47.1–47.1% | 58.3 | Netherlands |
|
CUES-C Lelliott et al. (2003) |
Carers of those with mental health problems | 243 | 60 (24–87) | Approx. 75 | UK |
|
ECI Joyce et al. (2000) |
Cares for those with psychosis | 69 | Not reported | Not reported | UK |
| Szmukler et al. (1996) | Carers of those with mental health problems | 626 | 1st sample−53 (+−30 years), 2nd sample - 46 (+−15 years) | 66 (1st and 2nd samples combined) | UK and Australia |
|
Family Mental Health Recovery Evaluation Tool Rue et al. (2016) |
Carers of those with mental health problems | 108 | <40–86% | 89.9 | USA |
|
FLIISS Friedrich et al. (2002) (Part 1 paper) |
Siblings of those with schizophrenia | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* | USA |
| Rubenstein et al. (2002) (Part 2 paper) | Siblings of those with schizophrenia | 761 | 39.7 (10.6) | 73.7 | USA |
|
N-SFLQ North et al. (1998) |
Carers of those with schizophrenia | 56 | Not reported | 53 | USA |
|
SCQ Gater et al. (2015) |
Carers of those with schizophrenia | 19 | 51.63 (28–69) | 79 | USA |
| Rofail et al. (2016) | Carers of those with schizophrenia | 358 | Not reported | Not reported | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, UK, Italy |
|
SNQ Magliano et al. (1998) |
Carers of those with schizophrenia | 236 | Not reported | Not reported | UK, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Germany |