The Influence of Social Support and Care Burden on Depression among Caregivers of Patients with Severe Mental Illness in Rural Areas of Sichuan, China

Sun, Xiaxia; Ge, Jingjing; Meng, Hongdao; Chen, Zhiguo; Liu, Danping

doi:10.3390/ijerph16111961

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“…In the study, even though majority (92.5%) of the caregivers had moderate to high social support which was in line with study by Sun et al, depression was more among those with low perceived social 8,10,11,12,28,29 support, similar to that in other studies. This is an indirect validator of previous studies by Perlick et al and Magliano et al, which 30,31 showed increased social support reduced the caregiver burden.…”

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confidence: 91%

Screening for Depression and Analysis of Its Associated Psychosocio Demographic Factors Among Elderly Caregivers of Persons With Mental Illness

Antony

Vincent

2020

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Background: About 70% of persons with mental illness (PWMI) live in their families, with elderly family members assuming the role of caregivers. Aims: To screen for depression and associated sociodemographic and illness-related variables, among elderly caregivers of PWMI. Materials: Caregivers above the age of 60 years of PWMI were assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale- Short Form (GDS-SF), Multiphasic Inventory for Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and WHO – QOL Bref. Results: 64% of the caregivers were screened positive for depression. Even though 92.5% had moderate to high PSS. Low PSS was significantly related to depression(p=0.001). The mean(SD) QoL score was 52.02(11.402). These two variables predicted 41.1% of the possibility of depression and PSS was more associated with caregiver depression. Conclusion: Understanding the prevalence of depression and the various associated factors is important to plan for interventions that can have an indirect impact on the care of the PWMI.

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confidence: 91%

Screening for Depression and Analysis of Its Associated Psychosocio Demographic Factors Among Elderly Caregivers of Persons With Mental Illness

Antony

Vincent

2020

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“…A study from China found that caregivers of people with severe depression had an increased risk of developing depression. The caregivers with higher levels of social capital had lower risk of developing depression, and this study suggest increased focus on building social network for caregivers and patients (Sun et al 2019).…”

Section: Social Support In Relation To the Experiences Of People Withmentioning

confidence: 57%

Social support and recovery from mental health problems: a scoping review

Bjørlykhaug

Karlsson

Hesook

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Nordic Social Work Research

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Several systematic reviews have suggested the linkages between social support and mental health or the use of mental health services in general. There is a need to develop the knowledge on different associations between social support, social work and mental health recovery, and the various features of social support. Inequality in health is a rising problem. Broader integration of social support-orientation in services and policy can play an important role in reducing health inequalities and enhance recovery. In this article we aim to scope existing literature regarding (a) the associations between social support, mental health and recovery, and (b) describe features of community mental health services that incorporate social support. Further, we discuss facilitators and barriers for social work and social support. Advanced searches were conducted in five relevant databases: Social Science Premium Collection, CINAHL, SweMed+, Idunn, and PsychInfo Ovid, and we did a qualitative synthesis of the included papers. Twenty-nine papers met the inclusion criteria in this scope and are organized into two major themes: a) Associations between mental health and social support, and b) Key features of social support-oriented community mental health services.

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“…This would represent an effective strategy for the prevention of alterations in the mental health of IC and an improvement in self-perceived QoL since, according to the authors, it would be based on the fact that “social support does not only directly affect depression but also exercises an indirect influence on depression through the informal caregiver role”. These findings also emphasize the need for comprehensive support services for both PwD and IC [ 32 , 33 ].…”

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confidence: 83%

Informal Caregivers’ Roles in Dementia: The Impact on Their Quality of Life

Frías

Cabrera

Zabalegui

2020

Life

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The constantly changing process of caring for a person with dementia affects the informal caregivers’ role due to its psychosocial impact. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the impact of the Person with Dementia informal caregiver’s role caregiver to a person with dementia on the self-perceived quality of life (QoL) of the caregiver. In total, 160 informal caregivers were recruited between January and December 2019. Informal caregivers’ quality of life was assessed using the European Quality of Life 5-Dimension scale, burden with the Zarit Burden Scale, emotional wellbeing using the General Health Questionnaire, and caregiver reactions using Caregiver Reaction Aspects. Patients’ cognitive impairment was assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination, their quality of life using Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease, and neuropsychiatric symptoms using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory. Outcomes were studied using the Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA test. Most informal caregivers’ outcomes were significantly associated with their quality of life. Male informal caregivers have a slightly better quality of life than female caregivers (p < 0.001). Caregiver burden (p < 0.001), psychological wellbeing (p < 0.001) and negative aspects of caregiving on health (p < 0.001) correlated moderately with informal caregivers’ quality of life. Factors associated with dementia, including the course of the illness and its severity with the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms can negatively affect the informal caregiver’s role and produce a low self-perception of quality of life; thus, social and professional support for informal caregivers is essential.

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The Influence of Social Support and Care Burden on Depression among Caregivers of Patients with Severe Mental Illness in Rural Areas of Sichuan, China

Cited by 34 publications

References 59 publications

Screening for Depression and Analysis of Its Associated Psychosocio Demographic Factors Among Elderly Caregivers of Persons With Mental Illness

Screening for Depression and Analysis of Its Associated Psychosocio Demographic Factors Among Elderly Caregivers of Persons With Mental Illness

Social support and recovery from mental health problems: a scoping review

Informal Caregivers’ Roles in Dementia: The Impact on Their Quality of Life

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