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| The comparison of burden between caregiving spouses of depressive and demented patients | | Author(s) | Esa Leinonen, Lea Korpisammal, Lea-Mari Pulkkinen |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 4, April 2001 |
| Pages | pp 387-393 |
| Keywords | Spouses as carers ; Stress ; Depression ; Dementia ; Comparison ; Finland. |
| Annotation | The opportunities for a depressive or demented older patient to live at home are dependent on the availability of support. If the spouse is alive, his or her resources to care for the patient are an essential option. In this Finnish study, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) was used in comparing the burden between two groups: 22 spouses living with a depressive patient, and 43 with a demented patient. Psychological distress was screened by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The care and support given by the spouse was evaluated by the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ). The spouse's stress related to the patient's health state was evaluated by the Pearlin Stress Inventory (PSI). Among the general psychogeriatric patient groups, the caregiving spouses of demented patients with non-cognitive psychiatric symptoms are the most burdened group. However, spouses of depressive patients are as much burdened as those of demented patients with mild to moderate memory impairment. More support is needed for every spouse group caring from psychogeriatric patients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010517204 A |
| Classmark | P6:SN: QNH: ENR: EA: 48: 76L |
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