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Depressive disorders in caregivers of dementia patients
— a systematic review | | Author(s) | P Cuijpers |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 4, July 2005 |
| Pages | pp 325-330 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Informal care ; Dementia ; Clinical surveys ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Although depressive symptomatology has been well studied in caregivers of patients with dementia, depressive disorders have been examined much less. This article reports a systematic literature search of major databases (Medline, PsychInfo, Dissertation Abstracts), and included studies examining caregivers of dementia patients that reported prevalence of a major depressive disorder, according to diagnostic criteria as assessed with a standardised diagnostic interview. Ten studies with a total of 790 caregivers were identified (sample sizes 22-147). Only one study used a representative community sample. A total of 176 subjects (22.3%) had a depressive disorder. In the three studies reporting differential prevalence rates for men and women, somewhat smaller prevalence rates were found for men than for women. In six studies, caregivers were compared to a (mostly matched) control group. The relative risks of having a depressive disorder in caregivers ranged from 2.80-38.68 (all RRs were significant). In the three prospective studies, relatively high incidence rates were found (0.48). It is clear that prevalence and incidence of depressive disorders are increased in caregivers of dementia patients, and more research is needed on this population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060202219 A |
| Classmark | ENR: P6: EA: 3G: 64A |
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