Sung-In Jang1, Hong-Chul Bae1, Jaeyong Shin1, Suk-Yong Jang1, Seri Hong2, Kyu-Tae Han1, Eun-Cheol Park3. 1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2. 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. 3. Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ecpark@yuhs.ac.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: 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.
INTRODUCTION: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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSION: 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.
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