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The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Joint Authors
Siamopoulos, K.
Skapinakis, Petros
Paschou, Athina
Damigos, Dimitrios
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the burden and depression in spouses of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The interrelation between burden and depression in family caregivers has been pointed out by previous researches in several chronic diseases and researchers agree that they clearly go together and one cannot talk about one without considering the other.
More particularly, in the present study, the caregiver burden, the depression, anxiety, and also health-related quality of life and demographic factors of spouses of patients with CKD were examined, using self-report questionnaires.
Participants were 50 spouses of patients with CKD, 29 of whom were dialysis dependent and 21 were not dialysis dependent.
Group differences were examined for participants.
Results confirm the interrelation between caregiver burden and depression in spouses.
The increased perceived burden related to higher levels of depression.
Low levels of caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and satisfactory quality of life were found in spouses, with no differences between them relevant to whether the patients were dialysis dependent or not.
All the above parameters interrelated.
Implications for the findings and future research directions are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Paschou, Athina& Damigos, Dimitrios& Skapinakis, Petros& Siamopoulos, K.. 2018. The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Paschou, Athina…[et al.]. The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Paschou, Athina& Damigos, Dimitrios& Skapinakis, Petros& Siamopoulos, K.. The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Depression Research and Treatment. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153995
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153995