Correlation among anxiety, depression and social support of family caregivers of elderly patients with dementia at home
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20210929-04445
- VernacularTitle:居家老年痴呆患者家庭照顾者焦虑抑郁与社会支持状况的相关性分析
- Author:
Li WANG
1
;
Songqi WU
;
Yan SHI
;
Rui LI
;
Qun LU
Author Information
1. 上海市第十人民医院护理部，上海 200072
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Aged;
Caregivers;
Anxiety;
Depression;
Social support
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(17):2289-2295
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the anxiety, depression and social support of family caregivers of elderly patients with dementia at home in Shanghai, and to analyze the correlation among them.Methods:From February to August 2021, convenience sampling was used to select 110 family caregivers of elderly patients with dementia in Jing 'an District, Shanghai for investigation. The survey tools included the General Information Questionnaire, Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) , Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) . A total of 110 questionnaires were distributed, 107 questionnaires were recovered, and 105 were valid questionnaires, with a valid recovery rate of 95.5%. Results:Among 105 family caregivers of elderly patients with dementia, the total score of anxiety was (39.69±10.73) , and 51.4% (54/105) of the caregivers had anxiety. The total score of depression was (43.72±10.58) , and 66.7% (70/105) of the caregivers had depression. The score of social support was (29.69±7.31) , among which the score of social support utilization was the lowest (6.79±2.03) . Correlation analysis showed that the scores of anxiety and depression of caregivers were negatively correlated with the total score and each dimension scores of social support ( P<0.01) . Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the social support of caregivers was the influencing factor of anxiety and depression ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The incidences of anxiety and depression are high among caregivers of elderly patients with dementia at home. Social support for the health of caregivers of elderly patients with dementia at home should be strengthened from multiple areas, to reduce the occurrence of anxiety and depression, so as to improve their physical and mental health.
