MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521114042 A) filed by Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra, on Nov. 19, 2025, for 'a system and method for assessing work stress impact on mental health of caregivers.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sheela Upendra; Dr. Jasneet Kaur; and Ms. Sheetal Rohit Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention provides a method for assessing the impact of work-related stress on the mental health of family caregivers. The method comprises the steps of, identifying a population of employed caregivers providing care to chronically ill patients; providing a structured Work Stress Assessment Tool encompassing workload, job control, interpersonal conflict, time constraints, job insecurity, and workplace flexibility; administering standardized mental health instruments, including GAD-7, PHQ-9, and MBI, to measure anxiety, depression, and burnout; obtaining numerical responses and generating quantitative indicators of work stress and mental health status; performing statistical correlation analysis between these indicators; applying the Job Demand-Control (JDC) Model to interpret associations between stress factors and psychological outcomes; and identifying high-risk caregiver subgroups and key stressors. The results enable evidence-based recommendations for workplace interventions, mental health programs, and policy development aimed at improving caregiver well-being."
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