OBJECTIVE: To analyse the influence of family function on the caregiver's perceived mental health. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Two primary care urban health centres. PARTICIPANTS: 153 caregivers of dependent people. MEASUREMENT: Sociodemographic variables of caregiver and dependent relative and psychoactive drugs prescribed to caregiver. Caregiver questionnaires: mental health evaluated with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), family function with adaptation, partnership, growth, affection and resolve (APGAR), and Duke University-University of North Carolina functional social support questionnaire. Care-recipient questionnaires: cognitive disorders with Pfeiffer and functional dependence level with Barthel. RESULTS: Caregiver's mean age was 63.8 years; 72.5% (n=111) were female; 57.5% have only primary school studies; and 37.1% take psychoactive drugs. More than 40% of the care-receivers have cognitive disorders and 49.7% have total functional impairment. According to the GHQ-12, 27% of the caregivers had mental health disorders; 31.3% of the families were dysfunctional and 32.7% had poor social support. The variables that significantly contributed to the explanation of caregiver's mental health have been: psychoactive drug intake, family function, social support and educational level. CONCLUSION: Family function is an important predictor of caregiver's mental health.
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the influence of family function on the caregiver's perceived mental health. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Two primary care urban health centres. PARTICIPANTS: 153 caregivers of dependent people. MEASUREMENT: Sociodemographic variables of caregiver and dependent relative and psychoactive drugs prescribed to caregiver. Caregiver questionnaires: mental health evaluated with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), family function with adaptation, partnership, growth, affection and resolve (APGAR), and Duke University-University of North Carolina functional social support questionnaire. Care-recipient questionnaires: cognitive disorders with Pfeiffer and functional dependence level with Barthel. RESULTS: Caregiver's mean age was 63.8 years; 72.5% (n=111) were female; 57.5% have only primary school studies; and 37.1% take psychoactive drugs. More than 40% of the care-receivers have cognitive disorders and 49.7% have total functional impairment. According to the GHQ-12, 27% of the caregivers had mental health disorders; 31.3% of the families were dysfunctional and 32.7% had poor social support. The variables that significantly contributed to the explanation of caregiver's mental health have been: psychoactive drug intake, family function, social support and educational level. CONCLUSION: Family function is an important predictor of caregiver's mental health.
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