Family Caregivers' Stress and Depression in the Care for the Aged(Symposium/Psychosomatic Medicine for the Elderly: A Supportive View of Their Wellness)
2010 Volume 50 Issue 3 Pages 195-200
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2010 Volume 50 Issue 3 Pages 195-200
Today in hyper-aging society in Japan, the problems of care and treatment for fragile old people are serious. It is one of big social problems that family caregivers often become depressive and abuse old care-recipients under stress. Psychosomatic care and treatment for the aged become increasingly quite important. We interviewed 35 key family caregivers to the elderly in Asakura area, a central part of Fukuoka, Japan to examine chiefly caregivers' burden and depressive symptoms. The result is that many key caregivers are depressive and exhausted both in mind and body. This shows social and mental support to the family including caregivers is greatly needed in the care for the aged.
