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Depression among caregivers of the frail elderly in Japan before and after the introduction of the Public Long-Term Care Insurance System
- Source :
- Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 40(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Cross sectional studies were conducted in five towns in Japan before and after the introduction of the Long-term Care Insurance System (LTCIS), in order to evaluate the factors relating to depression among family caregivers for the frail elderly. Depressive caregivers were more likely to consult with their doctors, to be in poor health, to care for demented elderly with behavioral disturbances than the non-depressive caregivers both before and after the LTCIS. Before LTCIS, depressive caregivers were more likely to attend to the elderly for more than 16 hours per day than their counterparts. After the LTCIS, depressive caregivers were more likely to be a spouse, to care for a frail elderly male, and less likely to be able to go out without accompanying the elderly than their counterparts. Even after the introduction of LTCIS, half of the caregivers were depressive. It is suggested that a government agency should be created to support not only the frail elderly but also their caregivers.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Male
Health (social science)
National Health Programs
Cross-sectional study
health care facilities, manpower, and services
Frail Elderly
MEDLINE
Risk Assessment
Insurance, Long-Term Care
Japan
Risk Factors
Agency (sociology)
Prevalence
Medicine
Humans
Long-term care insurance
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Government
Family caregivers
business.industry
Depression
social sciences
Middle Aged
humanities
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Caregivers
Spouse
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09486704
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d01a86ac91f44106b2ccb69a5987918a