Hae Jung Lee; Young Sook Kim; Ki Ryeon Kim; Ju Sung Kim; Ji Min Seo

doi:10.4040/jkan.2003.33.7.936

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Predictors of Depression among Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia: Hae Jung Lee, Young Sook Kim, Ki Ryeon Kim, Ju Sung Kim, Ji Min Seo; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2003;33(7):936-944.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2003.33.7.936
Published online: March 28, 2017

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

²Master Graduates, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

³Lecturer, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

haejung@pusan.ac.kr

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Purpose
This study was to identify important predictors of depression among characteristics of caregiving situation and utilized resources in order to provide basic information for effective nursing interventions to reduce depression experienced by family caregivers of older adults with dementia.
Method
Seventy one family caregivers were identified from community service centers and face-to-face interviewed using structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and hierarchical multiple regression using SPSS WIN 10.0 program.
Result
Family caregivers reported high levels of depression, moderate levels of social support, and moderate utilization of coping strategies. Female caregivers who (β=.22) utilized ‘negative’ coping strategies more often (β=.48) and ‘cognitive reconstructuring’ coping strategies less often (β=-.23) were more likely to report higher depression (R²=0.63).
Conclusion
Nursing interventions increasing family caregivers' utilization of positive coping strategies such as problem solving, existential growth, and help seeking and decreasing their utilization of negative coping strategies such as self-blaming are needed to decrease their depression levels.
Keywords: Dementia; Caregivers; Coping; Social support; Depression

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Predictors of Depression among Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2003;33(7):936-944. Published online March 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2003.33.7.936

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