Stress of caregivers of dementia patients in the Singapore Chinese family.
In a study of 50 family caregivers of elderly Chinese patients with dementia in Singapore, 28 (56%) scored five points or more on the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The GHQ scores correlated significantly with duration of care; presence of delusion, hallucination, depression, insomnia, incontinence and agitation; and the total score of the Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale. On multiple regression analysis the only variables to achieve a significant relationship with the GHQ scores were duration of care, depression and the total behavioural score.
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Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors