Caregiver burden as a predictor of depression among family and friends who provide care for persons with bipolar disorder
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01/03/2016
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OBJECTIVES: Over one-third of caregivers of people with bipolar disorder report clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms. This study examined the causal relationship between depression and caregiver burden in a large sample of caregivers of adult patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS: Participants were 500 primary caregivers of persons with bipolar disorder enrolled in the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD).This study evaluates the strength and direction of the associations between caregiver burden and depressive symptoms at baseline and at six- and 12-month follow-up using cross-lagged panel analyses, controlling for the clinical status of patients and sociodemographic variables. RESULTS: Higher levels of overall caregiver burden at baseline were associated with increased levels of depressive symptoms among caregivers at follow-up (F = 8.70, df = 1,290, p < 0.001), after controlling for baseline caregiver depression, gender, race, age, social support, and patients' clinical status. By contrast, caregiver depression at baseline was not significantly associated with caregiver burden at follow-up (F = 1.65, p = 0.20). CONCLUSIONS: Caregiver burden is a stronger predictor of caregiver depressive symptoms over time than the reverse. Interventions that help alleviate caregiver burden may decrease depressive symptoms. |
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eng |
Publicador |
Wiley |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30084778/berk-caregiverburden-2016.pdf http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1111/bdi.12379 |
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2016, John Wiley & Sons |
Palavras-Chave | #bipolar disorder #burden #depression #family #Science & Technology #Life Sciences & Biomedicine #Clinical Neurology #Neurosciences #Psychiatry #Neurosciences & Neurology #SERIOUS MENTAL-ILLNESS #TREATMENT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM #RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL #EXPRESSED EMOTION #DISEASE CAREGIVERS #SCHIZOPHRENIA #PEOPLE #IMPACT #SYMPTOMS #INTERVENTION |
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Journal Article |