Depression Among Caregivers of Patients With Dementia
| Autor: | Abdullelah S. Alfakhri MBBS, Ahmed W. Alshudukhi MBBS, Ali A. Alqahtani MBBS, Abdulrahman M. Alhumaid MBBS, Omer A. Alhathlol MBBS, Abdullah I. Almojali MBBS, Muteb A. Alotaibi MD, Meshal K. Alaqeel MD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 55 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0046-9580 1945-7243 00469580 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0046958017750432 |
| Popis: | We aimed to assess depressive symptoms in caregivers of patients with dementia, taking into account variables such as severity of dementia, sex, age, and financial state of the patient. We recruited 222 caregivers of patients with dementia from King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association, and online, from February to June 2017, and employed the Patient Health Questionnaire to assess depression, and the Blessed Dementia Scale to assess severity of dementia. The prevalence of clinical depression among the caregivers was 14.9%. Minimal symptoms of depression were experienced by 96 caregivers (43.2%), moderate by 45 (20.3%), moderate-severe by 15 (6.8%), and severe by 8 (3.6%). Forty-six patients had mild dementia (22%), 73 had moderate (34.9%), and 90 had severe (43.1%). Caregivers of patients with dementia experience considerable burden and lower level of health-related quality of life and may be predisposed to developing clinical depression. |
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