Depression, Anxiety and Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Objective: It was our aim to investigate the quality of life (QOL) among family caregivers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Subjects and Methods: The Short Form-36 QOL scale, Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form were used to evaluate the presence and degree of d...

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Published in:Medical principles and practice 2012-01, Vol.21 (4), p.360-365
Main Authors: Anaforoğlu, İnan, Ramazanoğulları, İbrahim, Algün, Ekrem, Kutanis, Remzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Family
Female
Health Status
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Quality of Life
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: It was our aim to investigate the quality of life (QOL) among family caregivers of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Subjects and Methods: The Short Form-36 QOL scale, Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form were used to evaluate the presence and degree of depression and anxiety and their association with sociodemographic features of 50 family caregivers of diabetic patients compared to 54 controls. Results: The groups were similar in terms of age, sex, health insurance, educational status and marital and financial status. Beck Depression Inventory scores were significantly higher in family caregivers (p = 0.001) than in controls. Depression as a categorical variable was significantly more frequent among family caregivers of diabetic patients than among controls (p < 0.001). The social function component of the QOL of controls was better than that of family caregivers (p < 0.005). There was no difference between groups in terms of anxiety. Conclusion: Family caregivers of diabetic patients appeared to be more prone to depression and tended to have a poorer QOL.
ISSN:1011-7571
1423-0151
DOI:10.1159/000334622