Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with depression in caregivers of patients with dementia
โ Scribed by Kenneth E. Covinsky; Robert Newcomer; Patrick Fox; Joan Wood; Laura Sands; Kyle Dane; Kristine Yaffe
- Book ID
- 109091505
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0884-8734
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Twenty-six caregiving spouses of patients with dementia in the Netherlands were interviewed to better understand their problems and needs. Special attention was paid to the information the caregivers received from their general practitioner. Nineteen caregivers indicated that they received little or
## Abstract ## Background Caregiver burden has been extensively studied in the dementia population. The marital relationship has been suggested as a mediational model through which variables influence the caregiver and contribute to the experience of burden or reward. ## Objectives This study ex