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.
SA, H., V, R., H, F., & A, A. (2017). Prevalence of Depression among Caregivers of Dementia Patients. The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 4(2), 20-22. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5056
MLA
Hamza SA; Raafat V; Fawzy H; Abbass A. "Prevalence of Depression among Caregivers of Dementia Patients". The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 4, 2, 2017, 20-22. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5056
HARVARD
SA, H., V, R., H, F., A, A. (2017). 'Prevalence of Depression among Caregivers of Dementia Patients', The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 4(2), pp. 20-22. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5056
VANCOUVER
SA, H., V, R., H, F., A, A. Prevalence of Depression among Caregivers of Dementia Patients. The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2017; 4(2): 20-22. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5056
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