만성 정신질환자 가족의 우울증상 및 관련 요인 조사 (Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors in Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Mental Illness)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 대한신경정신의학회
· 수록지 정보 : 신경정신의학 / 47권 / 4호 / 341 ~ 346페이지
· 저자명 : 심민영, 임선진, 김진훈, 권오향, 조성진, 김석주, 김계현, 이병학, 한덕현

초록

Objectives：It has been reported that caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness including schizophrenia are in higher
risk for psychological and physical health problem. This study was performed to evaluate the depressive symptoms and associated
factors in caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness.
Methods：The subjects were 77 unaffected caregivers (30 parents, 30 siblings, 10 offspring, and 7 spouses) of patients with
chronic mental illness (62 schizophrenia, 4 schizoaffective disorder, 11 bipolar disorder) and 100 healthy controls. Depressed mood
was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in all subjects. For their sick family members, clinical factors including psychotic
symptoms using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), duration of illness, number of admission were assessed.
Results：The mean BDI score of the caregivers was significantly higher than that of control subjects (11.2±11.6 and 8.0±
7.5). Given that 23.4% of family group and 23.0% of control group are attributed to mild to moderate depressed state and 22.0%
of family group and 8.0% of control group to above moderate depressed state, significant depressive symptom is more frequently
observed in family group. The mean BDI score of parent group was higher than that of sibling group controlling for sex and
age. In the parent group, BDI scores are positively correlated with age while the offspring and spouse group had negative correlation
between BDI scores and age. Higher age, lower socioeconomic state, more severe positive symptom scores of patients
were potential predictors for BDI scores of caregivers.
Conclusion：This study showed that caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness have significant depressive symptoms.
It may be suggested that depressive symptoms of caregivers are associated with aging, low socioeconomic state, and severe positive
symptom rather than chronicity of their sick family members. (J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc 2008;47(4):341-346)

영어초록

Objectives：It has been reported that caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness including schizophrenia are in higher
risk for psychological and physical health problem. This study was performed to evaluate the depressive symptoms and associated
factors in caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness.
Methods：The subjects were 77 unaffected caregivers (30 parents, 30 siblings, 10 offspring, and 7 spouses) of patients with
chronic mental illness (62 schizophrenia, 4 schizoaffective disorder, 11 bipolar disorder) and 100 healthy controls. Depressed mood
was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in all subjects. For their sick family members, clinical factors including psychotic
symptoms using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), duration of illness, number of admission were assessed.
Results：The mean BDI score of the caregivers was significantly higher than that of control subjects (11.2±11.6 and 8.0±
7.5). Given that 23.4% of family group and 23.0% of control group are attributed to mild to moderate depressed state and 22.0%
of family group and 8.0% of control group to above moderate depressed state, significant depressive symptom is more frequently
observed in family group. The mean BDI score of parent group was higher than that of sibling group controlling for sex and
age. In the parent group, BDI scores are positively correlated with age while the offspring and spouse group had negative correlation
between BDI scores and age. Higher age, lower socioeconomic state, more severe positive symptom scores of patients
were potential predictors for BDI scores of caregivers.
Conclusion：This study showed that caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness have significant depressive symptoms.
It may be suggested that depressive symptoms of caregivers are associated with aging, low socioeconomic state, and severe positive
symptom rather than chronicity of their sick family members. (J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc 2008;47(4):341-346)

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