title: Psychological distress of families caring for the frail elderly.
abstract: In a study of psychological problems in 60 principal family carers of elderly patients, 12 (20%) were found to experience mild depression or anxiety. There was no significant difference in psychological distress between male and female carers, and between carers in the two age groups, 20-49 years and 50 years and above. Those carers who lacked social support had a greater propensity to develop anxiety or depression, but there was no association between psychological distress of carers and functional disabilities of the elderly patients.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kua
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors