Big Whoopee.
Survey research!!! A much better use of time and brainpower would be to solve the spasticity problem, not just write papers on how it affects patients and caregivers. A great stroke association would never sponsor such lazy research.
http://search.naric.com/research/rehab/redesign_record.cfm?search=2&type=all&criteria=J67139&phrase=no&rec=122734
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
, Volume 94(9)
, Pgs. 1731-1736.
NARIC Accession Number: J67139. What's this?
ISSN: 0003-9993.
Author(s): Denno, Melissa S.; Gillard, Patrick J.; Graham, Glenn D.; DiBonaventura, Marco D.; Goren, Amir; Varon, Sepi F.; Zorowitz, Richard.
Publication Year: 2013.
Number of Pages: 6.
Abstract: Study investigated the relationship
between anxiety/depression and caregiver burden in informal caregivers
of stroke survivors with spasticity. Data were collected via online
surveys from 153 informal caregivers 18 years or older who cared for
stroke survivors. Anxiety and depression were self-reported by the
caregiver as a physician diagnosis. Depression severity was measured by
the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Caregiver burden was
measured by the Oberst Caregiving Burden Scale (OCBS) and the Bakas
Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS). Logistic regression analyses were
conducted with anxiety, depression, and the PHQ-9 depression severity
categories as a result of each caregiver burden scale. Results showed
that for every 1-point increase in the OCBS Difficulty Scale, the odds
of anxiety or depression were 2.57 times as great and 1.88 times as
great, respectively. The odds of PHQ-9 severe depression versus all
other categories combined were 2.48 times as great. For every 1-point
decrease in the BCOS, the odds of anxiety or depression were 2.43 times
as great and 2.27 times as great, respectively. The odds of PHQ-9 severe
depression versus all other categories combined were 4.55 times as
great. The findings suggest that as caregiver burden increases,
caregivers are more likely to have anxiety and depression. Depression
severity also increases. Providing treatment to stroke survivors with
spasticity that lessens the time and the difficulty of caregiving may
lead to a reduction in caregiver anxiety and depression.
Descriptor Terms: ANXIETY DISORDERS, CAREGIVERS, DEPRESSION, SPASTICITY, STROKE.
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