The relations between psychosocial factors, care burden and depression on the dementia family caregivers

Abstract

ObjectivesTo describe the relation of psychosocial factors of care (phase illness, years of care, free time, extra help and symptoms of depression) influence the care burden of dementia family caregivers. To measure the relation of the level of depressive symptoms on an intense level of burden of the dementia family caregiversMethodsIs selected a sample of 102 primary caregivers by criteria of inclusion to which a surveys do to those that the following information gathered: sociodemographic dates of the caregivers and of the dementia patients, care burden (Zarit Interview) and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory) of the family caregivers.ResultsMost of the sample experiences an intense burden level (74%) opposite to a light level (26%). Psychosocial characteristics are as per statistics significant in increasing the care burden there were free time, extra help and presence of symptoms of depression.Presence of serious symptoms of depression on the intense burden level are differently front or those who had a minor burden, 22% and 5% respectively.ConclusionsThere are most of the daughter-father/mother and spouse-spouse caregiver couples with a high percentage of caregivers of feminine sex (as in most of the studies realized on caregiver of dependent persons at European and international level). The need for free time and psychic self-care are cost-effective strategies to prevent the depressive disorders, as well as, to improve their caregiver’ws work. The psychoeducation programs that have being realized at European level directed to family caregiver are necessary in our country.

A qualitative exploration of family carer’s understandings of people with dementia’s expectations for the future

“…The caregiving literature has focused on the area of carer burden and carers' experiences of supporting a person with dementia (de la Cuesta-Benjumea, 2011;Martin et al, 2011;Pittalis et al, 2017;Sutcliffe et al, 2016). There is some evidence on how the perspectives of the person with dementia differ to those of their carer on what might be important to the person following their diagnosis (Hill et al, 2017;Poole et al, 2018;Reamy et al, 2011).…”