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| The role of social and psychological resources in the evolution of depression in caregivers | | Author(s) | María-Victoria Zunzunegui, Alicia Llacer, Francois Béland |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 21, no 3, Fall 2002 |
| Pages | pp 357-370 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Informal care ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Spain. |
| Annotation | This article discusses a longitudinal study of 195 caregivers of Spanish over 65s disabled in activities of daily living (ADLs), which was carried out to assess the role of social support and religiosity in the development of depression. Depressive symptomatology was assessed using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. One year later, 119 of the caregivers were contacted again. Stability of depression over one year was observed in most participants. Poor physical health and low self-esteem, as well as incontinence in the care recipients, were significant predictors of the development of depressive symptoms. Social support had a differential effect on the development of depression, depending on how much assistance with ADLs the caregivers had to provide. Religiosity seemed to have no effect. Depression in caregivers is related more to their health and psychosocial resources than to the amount of care they provide. Poor health status, low self-esteem and lack of emotional support may be useful indicators in identifying caregivers at high risk for depression. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021101222 A |
| Classmark | ENR: P6: F: D: EX: 3J: 76S |
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