Prevalence of Depression among Caregivers of Dementia Patients | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology | ||
| Article 5, Volume 4, Issue 2, October 2017, Pages 20-22 PDF (930.63 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5056 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hamza SA; Raafat V; Fawzy H; Abbass A | ||
| 1Geriatrics& Gerontology department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. 2Ain Shams Ageing Research Center. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Depression is a common problem af fecting caregivers of dementia pat ients . Factors such as c ar egi v e rs ’ ag e, g en de r, ed ucational level , mari tal status and financial status may play a role in care giving related depressive disorder. Aim: to detect the prevalence of depression among caregivers . Methods: The study included 96 caregivers for demented elderly patients. Depression among caregivers was assessed using PHQ-9 scale Results: T he c a r egi v e rs ’ m ea n ag e was (4 2. 94 ) ± 1 3.1 7 y e a rs . (69.7%) of the care givers were women. More than hal f of them (52%) were mar ried. (38.5%) of caregivers had moderate to severe depression, (43.7%) had mi ld to moderate depression and (17.7%) were wi th minimal depressive symptoms . Conclusions: Caregivers of patients wi th dementia are prone to depression and physical ai lments. Caregiver factors predicting l iabi l i ty to caregiver burden are c a re gi v e r ’ s fi n anc i al s t at us , c a re gi v e r’ s ed uc a ti o n l ev el am on gother socio-demographic variables. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Caregiver Burden; Dementia; depression; Female caregivers; socio -demographic status and burden | ||
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