title: Depression in the Family of Patients With Dementia in Korea.
abstract: Dementia is the leading cause of disability worldwide in the elderly individuals. Although prior studies have examined psychiatric symptoms in dementia caregivers, few studies have examined physician-diagnosed depression in the family caregiver of a patient with dementia.
  
  
  
  We used data from 457 864 respondents from the Korea Community Health Survey. We used logistic regression to examine the relationship between physician-diagnosed depression and cohabitation with a patient with dementia.
  
  
  
  Cohabitation with a patient with dementia (1.2% of the Korean population) was significantly associated with physician-diagnosed depression. The significance remained in females when the data were stratified by sex. A significant association also occurred among males with low family income.
  
  
  
  To reduce the burden of dementia, we need a management policy that includes the caregiver as well as the patient with dementia. In particular, political management for the vulnerable population, male caregiver in low-income family and female caregiver in high-income family, should be prepared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-In
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0760-2878
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong-Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaeyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu-Tae
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ecpark@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Eun-Cheol
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: caregiver; community health survey; dementia; depression