Social support is important for Caregivers of psychotic patient to bear the burden of care.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of sociodemographic factors on caregivers of psychotic patient.

The present study aimed at evaluating the influence of sociodemographic factors in caregivers of psychotic patient who live in Patra, Greece.

89 caregivers of psychotic patients participated to the present study. The Social Support Questionnaire - Short description (SSQ-6) of I. Sarason et al was used. The questionnaire was filled in after a personal interview during the period January - December 2011.

The mean value of subjective perception of social support in the sample was 16,606 (SD=10.941), while men exhibited a lower score [mean: 15.523 (SD=13.855] than women [mean: 16.941 (SD=13.855)]. The mean value of satisfaction from social support was 27.674 (SD=27.674), while men exhibited a lower score [mean: 24.476 (SD=8.388] than women [mean: 28.66 (SD=6.890)]. The SSQ1 was statistically significantly correlated with employment status (r=0.335, p<0,001) and self-perception of their health (r=-0. 324, p<0.005), while the SSQ2 was statistically significantly correlated with educational level caregiver (r=0.290, p<0.01) and their monthly income (r=0.333, p<0.001).

The results showed that psychotic individual’s caregivers have smaller social network and a lower level of satisfaction from social contacts than the general population.