RT Journal Article
T1 Relationship between Depressive Symptoms, Caregiver Strain, and Social Support with Dementia Grief in Family Caregivers
A1 Sánchez Alcón, Miriam
A1 Garrido Fernández, Almudena
A1 Cano Rojas, José María
A1 Sánchez Ramos, José Luis
A1 Ramos Pichardo, Juan Diego
AB Background and Objectives: Dementia grief in family caregivers of people with dementiarefers to grieving prior to the death of the care recipient. It is related to psychosocial risk factors thatmay have a negative impact on the health of these family caregivers. This study aimed to describethe relationship between depressive symptoms, caregiver strain, and social support with dementiagrief in family caregivers of people with dementia. Materials and Methods: A descriptive correlationalcross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 250 family caregivers of people with dementiaparticipated. Dementia grief was the main variable, and depressive symptoms, caregiver strain, andsocial support were assessed. Additionally, socio-demographic data were collected. Descriptivestatistics were calculated, and a bivariate correlation analysis and a multiple linear regression analysiswere performed for dementia grief. Results: Higher scores for dementia grief were found in women,in family caregivers of patients at advanced stages of dementia, and in family caregivers with a lowlevel of education. High levels of depressive symptoms and caregiver strain and low levels of socialsupport indicated greater intensity of dementia grief. Depressive symptomatology was the variablewith the greatest influence on dementia grief. Caregiver strain and social support also relatedto dementia grief, but to a lesser extent. Conclusions: In family caregivers, depressive symptoms,caregiver strain, and social support are related to the intensity of dementia grief, with a greaterinfluence of depressive symptoms. Moreover, being female, having a low level of education, andcaring for a care recipient at an advanced stage of dementia are factors associated with increaseddementia grief. Concerning study limitations, the sample was restricted, belonging to a specificregion of Spain and to a Provincial Federation of associations. It is necessary to exercise caution ingeneralizing results due to the sociodemographic and geographical characteristics of the sample.
PB MDPI
SN 1648-9144 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23524
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23524
LA eng
NO Sánchez-Alcón, M., Garrido-Fernández, A., Cano-Rojas, J. M., Sánchez-Ramos, J. L., & Ramos-Pichardo, J. D. (2024). Relationship between Depressive Symptoms, Caregiver Strain, and Social Support with Dementia Grief in Family Caregivers. In Medicina (Vol. 60, Issue 4, p. 643). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60040643
NO The Spanish Ministry of Universities supported the first author of this research through the University Teacher Training Programme, with reference number FPU19/04001.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026