Better mental health of the partner, better physical health of the patient, and higher perceived control over the disease are associated with lower caregiver burden in heart failure.
Caregiver burden was lower when the mental health of the partner and the physical health of the patient were better and the partner experienced higher control over the heart disease. A partner-centered approach to educate and support partners of patients with heart failure is essential to improve the life situation for patient-partner dyads.
Ågren et al. (Mon,) studied this question.