Qualité de vie liée à la santé des conjoints de patients âgés souffrant d’un épisode dépressif

Jalenques, Isabelle; Cleret, Marion; Richard, Barbara; Rondepierre, Fabien; Auclair, C.

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2016.07.027

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“…In previous studies, the QoL of caregivers of adults with depression and was significantly poorer than the general population. [14][15][16] However, few studies have investigated the QoL and its influential factors of caregivers of AWD. Zhang and Tang found that some demographic factors affected the QoL of caregivers of adults with depression, including caregivers' age, income and education level.…”

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<p>Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Adolescents with Depression in China: A Mixed-Method Study</p>

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Purpose In this study, we investigated quantitatively the quality of life (QoL) and its influencing factors among Chinese family caregivers who care for adolescents with depression (AWD) and we explored qualitatively their care-giving experiences. Methods The study was a mixed method with convergent parallel design. The sociodemographic characteristics, QoL, caregivers’ burden, family functioning, positive and negative affects were assessed by using questionnaires on 240 family caregivers of AWD in China. Twelve of these family caregivers were interviewed by using a semi-structured guide to explore their care-giving experiences. Results The mean score among family caregivers of AWD for physical QoL was 65.18 and 59.42 for mental QoL, which was significantly lower than the Chinese norms for QoL. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that course of disease of AWD, caregivers’ educational qualification, family functioning, positive affect and care-giving burden accounted for 57% of the variance in physical QoL. Suicide history of AWD, caregivers’ educational qualification, negative affect, positive affect, care-giving burden and family functioning accounted for 54% of the variance in mental QoL. Four major themes of the care-giving experiences emerged: lack of knowledge about depression, being overwhelmed emotionally with psychological burden, the devastating impact of illness on family, and the perceived benefits of care-giving. Conclusion The QoL among family caregivers of AWD in China was low. It is necessary for health-care professionals to pay more attention to the QoL of family caregivers who care for AWD.

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