KMID : 0367020080200050804
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing 2008 Volume.20 No. 5 p.804 ~ p.0
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Comparison between Perception of Dementia Patients¡¯ and Caregivers¡¯ Assessment on Patients¡¯ Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life
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Shin Kyung-Rim
Kang Youn-Hee Jung Duk-Yoo Jin Li-Hua Whang Sun-A
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Abstract
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Purpose: The objectives of this study were to examine the difference between scores assigned by dementia patients and their caregivers to the patients¡¯ anxiety, depression, and quality of life.
Methods: After obtaining Institutional Review Board(IRB) approval, face-to-face interview with the patients and their caregivers respectively was conducted by trained graduate-level nursing students from December 2007 to February 2008. Patients¡¯ anxiety, depression, and quality of life were measured by patients and their caregivers. The data obtained were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 14.0 program, which was used for frequency, percentage, mean , standard deviation, t-test, and Pearson¡¯s correlation.
Results: Significant relationships were reported between the depression rated by patients and that rated by their caregivers(r=.37, p=.019). In addition, there was no difference between the quality of life rated by patients and that rated by their caregivers(t=-7.11, p=.479). However, there was no significant relationship between the anxiety rated by patients and that rated by their caregivers(r=.21, p=.195).
Conclusion: There were no differences on level of depression and quality of life of dementia patients measured by dementia patients and caregivers, However, dementia patients¡¯ anxiety level has discrepancy between them.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Anxiety, Depression, Quality of life
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