Stress of caregivers of dementia patients in the Singapore Chinesefamily
K.E. Heok
Bok Engelsk 1997
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| Omfang | Side 466- 469
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| Opplysninger | In a study of 50 family caregivers of elderly Chinese patients withdementia in Singapore, 28 (56%) scored five points or more on the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The GHQ scores correlatedsignificantly with duration of care; presence of delusion,hallucination, depression, insomnia, incontinence and agitation; andthe total score of the Behavioural Pathology in Alzheimer's DiseaseRating Scale. On multiple regression analysis the only variables toachieve a significant relationship with the GHQ scores were durationof care, depression and the total behavioural score. (C) 1997 by JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd.
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