Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Introduction: Caregiving for stroke patients is a challenging task both emotionally and physically. Studies have shown that caregiving can affect caregivers’ wellbeing that could lead to depression. Objective: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of d...
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| author | Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Pasi, Hafizah Abd Alla Yousseff, Nivin Essameldin |
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| description | Introduction: Caregiving for stroke patients is a challenging task both emotionally and physically.
Studies have shown that caregiving can affect caregivers’ wellbeing that could lead to depression.
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of
depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) in
Kelantan over a 6 month period. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study at the primary care clinic in
HUSM over a period of 6 months. A total of 116 caregivers of medically documented stroke patients who
fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited via convenience sampling. The brief patient
health questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to assess their depression. Descriptive statistics and bivariable
analysis was used using SPSS version 23.Results: 63.8% of the caregivers of stroke patients are depressed.
Caregiver’s burden, ethnicity and patient’s ethnicity were found to be significant associated risk factors for
depression.Conclusion: Screening for depression in caregivers especially those with risk factors must be
carried out in the clinic in order to detect and intervene early. Coping mechanisms especially in the
religious aspect should be elicited in future studies. |
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| spelling | iium-605802018-10-30T03:08:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/60580/ Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Pasi, Hafizah Abd Alla Yousseff, Nivin Essameldin R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing Introduction: Caregiving for stroke patients is a challenging task both emotionally and physically. Studies have shown that caregiving can affect caregivers’ wellbeing that could lead to depression. Objective: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM) in Kelantan over a 6 month period. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study at the primary care clinic in HUSM over a period of 6 months. A total of 116 caregivers of medically documented stroke patients who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited via convenience sampling. The brief patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to assess their depression. Descriptive statistics and bivariable analysis was used using SPSS version 23.Results: 63.8% of the caregivers of stroke patients are depressed. Caregiver’s burden, ethnicity and patient’s ethnicity were found to be significant associated risk factors for depression.Conclusion: Screening for depression in caregivers especially those with risk factors must be carried out in the clinic in order to detect and intervene early. Coping mechanisms especially in the religious aspect should be elicited in future studies. Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-10-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/60580/12/60580%20Prevalence%20od%20depression.pdf Abdul Hadi, Azwanis and Pasi, Hafizah and Abd Alla Yousseff, Nivin Essameldin (2018) Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. International Medical Journal of Malaysia, 17 (Special Issue No 2). pp. 195-200. E-ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_special_issue_2/Pages-from-2WCII-SI2-195.pdf |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Pasi, Hafizah Abd Alla Yousseff, Nivin Essameldin Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title | Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_full | Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_short | Prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_sort | prevalence of depression amongst caregivers of stroke patients attending hospital universiti sains malaysia |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/60580/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/60580/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/60580/12/60580%20Prevalence%20od%20depression.pdf |