A study of mental health and factors related to mental health of caregivers of dementia patients at a psychiatric clinic Khon Kaen Hospital

Abstract

     This study was a cross-sectional analytical study aimed to study caregiver mental health and factors related to mental health of caregivers of patients with dementia in Khon Kaen Hospital. By collecting data from a questionnaire created by the researcher consisting of general information of the patient. Assessment form for ability to perform daily activities Patient's Psychotic Assessment Scale, TMSE Score, Caregiver's General Information and a mental health index questionnaire of caregivers from August to December 2022. The relationship was analyzed by using Simple logistic regression presenting Crude OR and Stepwise logistic regression presenting Adjust OR. The level of statistical significance was set at 0.05

     Results: Of 246 caregivers of patients with dementia, 185 patients had good mental health (75.02%) and 61 patients with poor mental health (24.98%). Mental health of caregivers of patients with dementia found that male caregivers Mental health was 2.14 times that of females (95% CI: 1.10-4.18, p=0.025), and caregivers at risk of depression from the 2Q test were 2.27 times that of caregivers of poor mental health. at no risk (95%CI : 1.22-4.21, p=0.010)