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- Title
Depression in the Family of Patients With Dementia in Korea.
- Authors
Jang, Sung-In; Bae, Hong-Chul; Shin, Jaeyong; Jang, Suk-yong; Hong, Seri; Han, Kyu-Tae; Park, Eun-Cheol
- Abstract
Introduction: Dementia is the leading cause of disability worldwide in the elderly individuals. Although prior studies have examined psychiatric symptoms in dementia caregivers, few studies have examined physician-diagnosed depression in the family caregiver of a patient with dementia. Methods: We used data from 457 864 respondents from the Korea Community Health Survey. We used logistic regression to examine the relationship between physician-diagnosed depression and cohabitation with a patient with dementia. Results: Cohabitation with a patient with dementia (1.2% of the Korean population) was significantly associated with physician-diagnosed depression. The significance remained in females when the data were stratified by sex. A significant association also occurred among males with low family income. Conclusion: To reduce the burden of dementia, we need a management policy that includes the caregiver as well as the patient with dementia. In particular, political management for the vulnerable population, male caregiver in low-income family and female caregiver in high-income family, should be prepared.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; COMMUNITY health services; INSTITUTIONAL care; AT-risk people; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; FAMILIES; SURVEYS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; MENTAL depression; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 6, p481
- ISSN
1533-3175
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1533317515628048