title: Sociodemographic, physical and psychosocial factors associated with depressive behaviour in family caregivers of stroke survivors in the acute care phase.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined sociodemographic, physical and psychosocial characteristics of family caregivers of stroke survivors at risk for depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  A correlational study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 52 family caregivers and care recipients with ischemic stroke. Data were collected 1-2 days before discharge from a rehabilitative facility and at 5, 9 and 13 weeks post-discharge.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to African Americans, Caucasians had approximately 3.7 times higher odds of being at risk. The odds of being at risk for depressive behaviour decreased by 30% for each unit increase in belonging and increased by 5% for each unit increase in burden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Family caregivers who are isolated from others may benefit from therapeutic interventions that facilitate social interaction and decrease caregiver burden. Ethnic differences in caregiver depression merit further research.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. grantj@son.uab.edu
authors.forename: Joan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: Alfred R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bartolucci
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newman Giger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D020521:Stroke / Q000451:nursing*