Social support as a mediator variable of the relationship between depression and life satisfaction in a sample of Saudi caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

Khusaifan, Shatha Jamil; Keshky, Mogeda El Sayed El

doi:10.1017/s1041610216002362

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“…11 Caregivers who have a broad social support network receive more material, emotional, and informational support when they encounter setbacks, thus effectively reducing caregiver burden. 13,14 However, our findings showed that social support was not a buffer for caregiver depression and caregiver anxiety, in contrast to the results of Mittelman et al 42,43 This may be because our sample showed fewer anxious and depressive symptoms than Mittelman et al's. In short, social support regulates the effects of patient cognitive function and patient depression on caregiver burden.…”

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confidence: 96%

Caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: Moderation effects of social support and mediation effects of positive aspects of caregiving

Wang

Han

et al. 2018

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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The findings identify social support as a moderator and positive aspects of caregiving as a mediator of the relationship between patient-related factors and negative caregiver outcomes. The results suggest that health care providers must offer more effective social support for caregivers. In addition, prompt identification of patient and caregiver emotional states could help to improve quality of life.

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confidence: 96%

Caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: Moderation effects of social support and mediation effects of positive aspects of caregiving

Wang

Han

et al. 2018

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…Similar to Khusaifan and Keshky [8], we report here, that male caregivers were more vulnerable to depression than female caregivers. On the contrary, different reports indicated that female caregivers were more vulnerable to depression than males [14][15][16].…”

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“…The Saudi Arabian government has been taking steps to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and provide support facilities to enhance the quality of life for both patients and their families [5]. Khusaifan and El Keshky [8] have conducted a study investigating the role of social support as a De Fazio, et al [19] and Levine [20] stated that caregivers who had to provide assistance for more activities and ADLs and had to face angry or aggressive behavior are more likely to be depressed. Other studies have shown that depression arising from caregiving may also depend on the caregiver's gender, ethnicity, age, education, income, culture and geographic location [14].…”

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confidence: 99%

Demographic Factor's Effect on the Depression of Saudi Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and the Importance of Social Support on Caregiver's Life to Cope with The Burden and Depression

Keshky¹

2018

Int J Psychol Behav Anal

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Background: Caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients are usually subject to a variety of psychological, physical and economic burdens, due to the substantial time and energy required for this task. This study investigates the effect of socio-demographic factors on the depression of Saudi caregivers of Alzheimer's patients and the role of social support in diminishing such depression and increasing life satisfaction. Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed based on a questionnaire involving 154 Saudi caregivers for Alzheimer's patients. Respondents were distributed across different age groups, gender, income levels and educational backgrounds.Results: Analysis revealed that depression caused by caregiving is higher in male caregivers than females. Caregivers who had higher economic status, i.e., earned a higher income, were more depressed. Younger caregivers were more depressed than older ones. Analysis showed that support from family, friends and significant others is vital for caregivers' satisfaction in life. Caregivers with better life satisfaction are less depressed.Conclusions: This study showed that depression arising from caregiving to Alzheimer's patients was significantly influenced by socio-demographic factors, especially gender, economic income and age of caregivers. Another important point drawn from this study was that social support from family members, friends, neighbors, and an especially significant other can improve the caregiver's life satisfaction.

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“…For example, Gebuza et al found that an important correlate of LS in the third trimester of pregnancy is social support received [17]. Social support can play a mediating variable in the relationship of depressive symptoms and LS for caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients [32]. Wang et al reported the mediating role of social support between parenting stress and LS in mothers of children with cerebral palsy [33].…”

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The mediating role of perceived social support between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Qiu

Liu

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Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background: Pregnancy can be stressful for women and families, so the life satisfaction of pregnant women may face significant challenges. This study aimed to identify the relationship among anxiety symptoms, perceived social support and life satisfaction, and to further explore whether perceived social support can play a mediating role.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September in Shenyang City, China in 2019. 290 effective questionnaires were collected. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Zung's Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) as well as demographic variables were included in each questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to explore the mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction. Then the mediation model was examined by the PROCESS macro for SPSS.Results: After adjusting control variables, anxiety symptoms were negatively associated with life satisfaction and explained 14.7% of the variance. Higher level of perceived social support was related to higher level of life satisfaction, explaining 21.0% of the variance. Perceived social support partly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction for pregnant women. Conclusions: Perceived social support played a mediating role between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction among pregnant women. Strategies and measures to improve perceived social support may be expected to buffer the impact of anxiety symptoms on pregnant women's life satisfaction.

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Social support as a mediator variable of the relationship between depression and life satisfaction in a sample of Saudi caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

Cited by 8 publications

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Caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: Moderation effects of social support and mediation effects of positive aspects of caregiving

Caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease: Moderation effects of social support and mediation effects of positive aspects of caregiving

Demographic Factor's Effect on the Depression of Saudi Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and the Importance of Social Support on Caregiver's Life to Cope with The Burden and Depression

The mediating role of perceived social support between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

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