Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia
المؤلفون المشاركون
Alhazzani, Adel
Alqahtani, Mohammed Saeed
Alshbriqe, Ahmad Ayed
Awwadh, Ahmed A.
Alyami, Turki Ali
Alshomrani, Mohammed Saad
المصدر
Neurology Research International
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-09-16
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objectives.
To identify prevalence and risk factors of depression among caregivers of Alzheimer’ disease (AD) patients.
Methods.
In a cross-sectional study, 110 caregivers of AD patients participated in this study (51 males and 59 females).
Patients data were obtained from patients’ records at Aseer Central Hospital.
Depression among caregivers was assessed by using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.
Results.
The age of caregivers ranged from 17 to 85 years (Mean±SD: 41.1±14.0 years).
Prevalence of depression among caregivers was 70%.
Caregivers were mainly sons/daughters (69.1%) or spouses (11.8%).
A total of 33 caregivers (30%) had mild depression while 44 (40%) had moderate depression.
Prevalence of depression was significantly higher among caregivers of AD patients who were exposed to repeated falling down (p=0.003), but did not differ significantly among caregivers who were exposed to repeated pneumonia or getting lost.
Caregivers’ scores of depression positively correlated with duration of caregivers’ daily stay with AD patients (r=0.272, p=0.004), but did not correlate significantly with either caregivers’ age or patients’ age.
Moreover, caregivers’ depression did not differ significantly according to their marital status, educational status, employment status, or monthly income.
Conclusions.
Prevalence of depression among AD caregiver is high.
Risk factors for depression include patients’ exposure to repeated falls and prolonged stay with patients.
Therefore, psychiatric care should be provided to caregivers, home safety should be maintained to avoid falls, and several persons should interchangeably provide care to AD patients.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Alqahtani, Mohammed Saeed& Alshbriqe, Ahmad Ayed& Awwadh, Ahmed A.& Alyami, Turki Ali& Alshomrani, Mohammed Saad& Alhazzani, Adel. 2018. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia. Neurology Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210584
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Alqahtani, Mohammed Saeed…[et al.]. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia. Neurology Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210584
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Alqahtani, Mohammed Saeed& Alshbriqe, Ahmad Ayed& Awwadh, Ahmed A.& Alyami, Turki Ali& Alshomrani, Mohammed Saad& Alhazzani, Adel. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia. Neurology Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210584
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1210584
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر