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ArticlePsychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society2019

The relationship between perceived social support and depressive symptoms in informal caregivers of community-dwelling older persons in Chile.

Felipe Sandoval, Nanako Tamiya, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Haruko Noguchi

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Article in Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Felipe SandovalFaculty of Medicine, Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-3758
Nanako TamiyaFaculty of Medicine, Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Peter Lloyd-SherlockFaculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruko NoguchiSchool of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific ResearchGrant-in- Aid for Scientific Research (Challenges of global ageing without borders H24-Chikyukibo-ippan-001)Grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan through a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant (Research on Policy Planning and Evaluation H28-seisaku-ippan-003)Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJapan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant-in-Aid for Fellows 2015 H27-Tokubetsu-Kenkyuin-Shorei-hi)Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of JapanMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan through a Health and Labour Sciences Research GrantThe Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (2013 Only-One Dispatch Program by the University Research Strengthening Promotion Project)
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aimDepression among caregivers of older persons is a serious concern, but it is often overlooked and neglected in developing countries. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived social support and depression in informal caregivers of community-dwelling older persons in Chile.

methodsWe analyzed cross-sectional secondary data on 377 dyads of community-dwelling older persons and their informal caregivers from a nationwide survey in Chile. The Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire (FSSQ) was used to measure caregivers' perceived social support, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale assessed their depression.

resultsIn this study, 76.9% of the caregivers perceived a high level of social support, and 46.9% were assessed as having depression. Based on multivariable analysis, factors that decrease the likelihood of being depressed are a high level of social support (odds ratio (OR) = 0.311, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.167-0.579) and having taken holidays in the past 12 months (OR = 0.513, 95%CI: 0.270-0.975). Factors that increase the likelihood of being depressed are being a female caregiver (OR = 2.296, 95%CI: 1.119-4.707), being uninsured (OR = 4.321, 95%CI: 1.750-10.672), being the partner or spouse of the care recipient (OR = 3.832, 95%CI: 1.546-9.493), and the number of hours of care (OR = 1.053, 95%CI: 1.021-1.085).

conclusionHigher levels of perceived social support and holidays were associated with lower levels of depression. However, being female, being the care recipient's partner or spouse, being uninsured, and having long care periods had detrimental effects. Interventions to preserve and enhance perceived social support could help improve depressive symptoms in informal caregivers. Additionally, support should be available to caregivers who are women, uninsured, and the care recipient's partner or spouse, as well as those who provide care for long hours, to ensure they have respite from their caregiving role.

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Quality of LifeSocial SupportActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCaregiversChileCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFamilyFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleChiledepressiondeveloping countriesinformal caregiverssocial support

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PMCPMC6900012

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