Caregiving burden and mental health problems among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are associated with increasing health burden in low- and middle-income countries. Less well-recognized is the potential health burden experienced by other affected individuals, such as family caregivers. In this study, we sought to profile the burden of care and its association with symptoms of depression and anxiety among informal caregivers of people living with dementia in rural southwestern Uganda.

Method

We conducted a cross-sectional study of 232 family caregivers of people with dementia. The key measured variables of interest were caregiving burden (Zarit Burden Index) and symptoms of depression and anxiety (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales). We fitted multivariable regression models specifying depression and anxiet

SUBMITTER: Ainamani HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379317 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature