Depression, anxiety and quality of life in caregiver spouses of veterans with chronic spinal cord injury
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Mohammad Hosein Ebrahimzadeh
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Bibi Soheyla Shojaee
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Farideh Golhasani-Keshtan
,
Fatemeh Moharari
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Amir Reza Kachooei
,
Asieh Sadat Fattahi
Abstract
Objective: We were curious about the degree of anxiety and depression and their effect on the quality of life of the caregivers of veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Methods: A convenience sample of 72 out of 120 caregiver spouses of veterans with spinal cord injury participated in our study. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were considered as a measure of depression and anxiety. The World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) was considered to evaluate the quality of life. To compare the caregivers, we enrolled 74 matched caregiver spouses of patients without spinal cord injury .
Results: The average age of the spouses was 44.7±6.5. The average time elapsed from the injury was 26.4±3.1 years. There was a significant difference in all domains of quality of life and depression between the caregivers and the control group, but there was not a significant difference in terms of anxiety. There was a negative correlation between depression and age, level of education and quality of life.
Conclusion: Mental care support should be implemented for veterans and their spouses in addition to the provided facilities.
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