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- Title
The impact of decreased environmental reward in predicting depression severity in caregivers.
- Authors
Vázquez, Fernando L.; López, Lara; Blanco, Vanessa; Otero, Patricia; Torres, Ángela J.; Ferraces, María José
- Abstract
Reward has not been examined as a predictor ot depression in the carcgiver population despite the high prevalence of depression. The aim of this study was to analyze reward as a predictor of the level of depression (no depression, subclinical depression, major depressive episode) in caregivers. Independent evaluators evaluated the socio-demographic variables of the carcgiver and the care recipient, the care situation, reward, and depressive symptomatology through self reports. Expert clinicians evaluated the prevalence of major depressive episodes using the SCID-5-CV in 592 caregivers (87.2% women, average age = 55.4 years). The average reward score was 28.1. Reward was lower in caregivers younger than 55 years old who belonged to the lower/lower middle classes. Reward was higher in caregivers without depression than in those with subclinical de pression or experiencing a major depressive episode. Reward was also higher in caregivers with subclinical depression versus those with a major depressive episode. Caregivers with higher reward had a lower probability of subclinical depression (adjusted OR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.75-0.83) and a major depressive episode (adjusted OR = 0.67, 95% CI 0.62-0.72). Reward was a protective factor against subclinical depression and a major depressive pisode in caregivers.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; MENTAL depression; HEALTH of caregivers; REWARD (Psychology); SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Anales de Psicología, 2019, Vol 35, Issue 3, p357
- ISSN
0212-9728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6018/analesps.35.3.329131