| Depression and Depression Relating Variables for Caregivers of Patients with Dementia in Home |
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So Young Lee1, Ho Ran Park2, So Eun Choi3, Soo Jin Lee3 |
1Department of Nursing, College of Catholic Sangji
2College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea
3St' Mary's Hospital |
| 재가 치매노인 주간호자의 우울과 우울 영향요인 |
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이소영1, 박호란2, 최소은3, 이수진3 |
1가톨릭상지대학 간호과
2가톨릭대학교 간호대학
3가톨릭대학교 성모병원 |
Correspondence:
Ho Ran Park, Tel: 82-2-590-1291, Fax: 82-2-590-1297,
Email: hrpark@catholiaac.kr
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Received: 1 July 2005 • Accepted: 10 August 2005 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study aimed to understand the depression for primary caregivers of patients with dementia in home and to analyze the factors that affect depression.
Methods
Subjects were 54 caregivers of patients with dementia in home were enrolled in 4 community health care centers in Seoul and answered self answering questionnaire during the time period of August 1th to September 30, 2003. The tools used were the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D) developed by Radloff(1977). Cronbach's a of tool was 0.92. Data was analyzed using SAS 8.1 by applying ttest, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results
1. Depression score was 22.7±10.3 which was higher than 16.0, named clinically depressive. 2. The level of depression was different significantly by age, job, and healthy state(p=0.01, p=0.00, p=0.02). 3. Depression was positively correlated with burden and negatively correlated with life satisfaction. 4. Major factors that affect to depression of caregivers was burden, which had an explanation of 34.4%.
Conclusions
Therefore, depression of caregivers of patients with dementia links to personal, familial and patient, so it should be generally screened and other various factors should be looked into. Additionally, public education of dementia and nation wide systemic approach to reduce depression is indispensible. |
| Key Words:
Dementia; Primary caregivers; Depression |
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