title: Predictors of burden and depression among caregivers of relapsing-remitting MS patients in Spain: MS Feeling study.
abstract: To assess potential predictors for burden and depression among caregivers of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients in Spain. Family functioning and social support were also assessed.
  
  
  
  Multicenter and cross-sectional study in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis adult patients and their respective informal caregivers (n = 180). Assessment performed: Zarit Scale (Burden), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression-7 Scale (depression), Family APGAR (Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, Resolve) Questionnaire (family functioning) and Duke UNC-11 Functional Social Support Questionnaire (social support). Multivariate logistic regression analysis assessed burden and depression predictors among caregivers.
  
  
  
  Caregivers suffered burden (19.4%) and depression (20.6%) and perceived poor social support (9.4%) and family dysfunction (10.6%). Burden predictors were patient's degree of disability, caregiver time and number of medications administered to patient. Depression predictors were patient's age and daily caregiving time.
  
  
  
  The factors reported here could help clinicians to identify caregiver groups particularly at risk of burden and depression for timely intervention.
authors.affiliation: Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.|Cathedra of Clinical Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, España.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meca-Lallana
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario de Cruces, Vizcaya, Spain.
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mendibe
authors.affiliation: Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.|Cathedra of Clinical Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, España.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández-Clares
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles, Complejo Asistencial de Ávila, Ávila, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana Belén
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Caminero
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Elda, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mallada-Frechin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital de Manacor, Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dávila-Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital de Tortosa Vergede la Cinta, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Moisés
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcés-Redondo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain.
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.affiliation: Section of Neurology, Hospital General La Mancha-Centro, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Millán-Pascual
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soriano-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain.
authors.forename: María Del Campo
authors.initials: Mdel C
authors.lastname: Amigo-Jorrín
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020529:Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: burden; caregivers; depression; family functioning; multiple sclerosis; social support