Association between Living with Patients with Dementia and Family Caregivers’ Depressive Symptoms—Living with Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers’ Depressive Symptoms

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ID15467196
AutoresMinah Park (0000-0002-7685-987X, Yonsei University), Fatima Nari (0000-0002-3031-3388, Yonsei University), Soo Hyun Kang (0000-0002-9381-7276, Yonsei University), Sung‐In Jang (0000-0002-0760-2878, Yonsei University), Eung Chun Park (0000-0002-2306-5398, Yonsei University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número8
Páginas4372-4372
Fecha de publicación2021-04-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18084372
PMID33924107
OpenAlexW3154499040
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas27

Depression among family caregivers is becoming an increasingly important issue due to a growing elderly population. This study aimed to examine the association of living with a patient with dementia and family caregivers' depressive symptoms, among Korean adults. This study used the data of 371,287 participants after excluding those who indicated having dementia themselves from the Korea Community Health Survey of 2018-2019. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Data were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. The rates of spouse caregivers having depressive symptoms were 9.4% and 10.8% among men and women, respectively. The odds ratio for risk of depressive symptoms among male and female spouse caregivers in comparison to non-caregivers was 2.65 and 2.28, respectively. In the subgroup analysis, the highest income group was associated with risk of depressive symptoms, with an odds ratio of 4.28 for men, and 3.02 for women. Having a patient with dementia in the family was significantly associated with family caregivers' depressive symptoms. In particular, when the patient with dementia was a spouse, both women and men were likely to have depressive symptoms. To reduce the burden of caregivers, we need management policies and interventions for family caregivers

Cognition · Dementia · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Family caregivers · Logistic regression · Odds ratio · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Spouse · Clinical Psychology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Gerontology · Internal Medicine