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| Social factors and depression in carers of people with dementia | | Author(s) | Alyson Waite, Paul Bebbington, Martin Skelton-Robinson |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 6, June 2004 |
| Pages | pp 582-589 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Depression ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Dementia ; Correlation ; London. |
| Annotation | Research has highlighted the influence of psychosocial factors on the well-being of carers of people with dementia. This study aimed to investigate the interrelationships between life events, depression and social support in carers of people with dementia. Participants were 72 such carers from parts of west London. They were interviewed using the Bedford College Life Events and Difficulties Schedule (LEDS) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). 31 of the carers (43%) were depressed. Factors associated with depression in carers were a lack of confiding relationship, depression in the person with dementia, and living with the person with dementia. Thus, carers of people with dementia appear more vulnerable to depression in the context of the caring experience rather than threatening life events. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040720208 A |
| Classmark | P6: ENR: F: EA: 49: 82L |
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