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Gabapentin for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
Article Number: SIS372485AI201222
20th December, 2022
Author(s):
Rohit Verma, Kuljeet Singh Anand
Abstract:
Background: Providing care to dementia patients itself poses risk of distress in bio-psychosocial paradigm. It is important to assess the
mental health status and attend to the needs of
caregivers. The present investigation focuses on
gender differences related to anxiety and depression in caregivers of dementia patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out
in an out-patient setting in the Dementia clinic of
a tertiary care hospital. Sixty caregivers of consescutive dementia patients receiving outpatient
care were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety
and Depression Scale (HADS). Descriptive analysis was done to find in between group differences for the male and female caregivers and
Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated
to find the association between the number of
family members with chronic illness and the
scores on HADS. Results: Male and female caregivers differed significantly on the HADS—Total,
Anxiety and Depression subscale scores with
female care givers having significantly higher
scores. There was a significant correlation between the number of family members with chronic illness and HADS-Anxiety subscale scores in
female caregivers. Conclusion: It is crucial to
screen caregivers, especially females, of patients with dementia for presence of anxiety and
depression. This approach will help timely identification and proper management of these individuals. It is important to promote measures to
soften the impact that the patient has on the
caregiver, and that, at the same time, improves
the quality of life of the patient.