| Revista: | Archives of clinical psychiatry |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000409880 |
| Autors: | Luchesi, Bruna Moretti1 Degani, Glaucia Costa1 Brigola, Allan Gustavo2 Pavarini, Sofia Cristina Iost3 Marques, Sueli1 |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Programa de Graduacao em Enfermagem, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Gerontologia, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Any: | 2015 |
| Període: | Mar-Abr |
| Volum: | 42 |
| Número: | 2 |
| Paginació: | 45-51 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Revisión bibliográfica |
| Enfoque: | Analítico |
| Resumen en inglés | The number of older caregivers is getting bigger and it is important to know if they experience depressive symptoms because there can be consequences for both caregiver and care recipient. Objective. To analyze the recent publications related to the assessment of depressive symptoms in elderly caregivers. Methods Lilacs and PubMed databases were reviewed associating the descriptors “caregivers” AND “aged” AND “depression”. Inclusion criteria were texts including primary data in Portuguese, Spanish or English, published between 2009-2013, also data which evaluated elderly caregivers (≥ 60) and depression or depressive symptoms. There were found n = 1129 texts and after applying the inclusion criteria n = 17 were selected and analyzed. Results Geriatric Depressive Scale (-30 and -15 items) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale were the most used scales to evaluate depressive symptoms in older caregivers. Caregivers were in the most of the cases female and cared for a family member with dementia. The majority of the texts that compared older caregivers to older non-caregivers found that caregivers had more depressive symptoms. Discussion Early identification of depressive symptoms can help professionals to minimize damage in caregivers and in care recipient and to plan interventions focusing on improving quality of life of this specific caregiver group |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Geriatría, Psiquiatría, Salud pública, Cuidadores, Ancianos, Depresión, Síntomas |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Public health, Caregivers, Aged, Depression, Symptoms |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
