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Depression, caregiver burden and social support among caregivers of retinoblastoma patients in China
Author(s) -
Wang LiJuan,
Zhong WenXiang,
Ji XunDa,
Chen Jiao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12458
Subject(s) - caregiver burden , social support , depression (economics) , medicine , retinoblastoma , family caregivers , rating scale , family income , china , outpatient clinic , psychiatry , gerontology , clinical psychology , psychology , dementia , disease , biochemistry , chemistry , developmental psychology , pathology , gene , political science , law , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics , economic growth
The aim of this study is to examine the burden of family caregivers of patients with retinoblastoma in China and the relationships between depression, caregiver burden and social support. A descriptive and correlational survey was conducted with 117 Chinese family caregivers of outpatient patients with retinoblastoma from the Department of Ophthalmology of a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China. Family caregivers of outpatient patients with retinoblastoma were asked to respond to four questionnaires including sociodemographic questionnaire, Becker Depression Inventory, Caregiver Burden Inventory and Social Support Rating Scale. The incidence of depression in this study was 51.3%; the average score for social support indicated moderate social support available to the caregivers, although their level of caregiver burden was heavy. Depression scores were significantly positively correlated with caregiver burden scores and significantly negatively correlated with the social support scores. Heavy caregiver burden was associated with lower monthly income, low subjective social support and less use of social support.