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The Predictors of Caregiver’s Burden and Depression Level in Caring Elderly People with Dementia at Community Yossie Susanti Eka Putri; Ni Made Riasmini
Jurnal Ners Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013): April 2013
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

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Introduction: Most older people with dementia in Indonesia stay at home, cared by family members. Family caregivers even experience physical, psychological, social, and fi nancial problems. Care giving demands often lead to caregiver burden and depression. The objective of this study was to determine factors which contribute burden and depression experienced by the caregivers of older people with dementia.Method: Design was descriptive analytic with cross sectional approach. The population were caregivers living with older people with dementia. Sample size were 183 respondents. The independent variables were caregiver’s contextual factors, stressor caregiving, and intervening factor. The dependent variables were the burden of care and level of caregivers’ depression. Data were collected using questionnaire. Data were analyzed using linier regresion.Results: Statistical analyses showed marital status was significantly related to caregivers’ burden. While worked, education, and relationships with older people were significantly related with caregivers’ depression level. Memory and behavior problem, the task of caring and satisfaction of caring were related with caregivers’ burden and depression level. Multivariate analyses show health status was the most factors related to caregivers’ depression level. Memory and behavior problems was main factor related to caregivers’ burden of caring for older people with dementia.Conclusion: The results are expected to provide information about the extent of caregivers’ burden and depression which experienced in care giving, therefore the services can be designed based on the needs of the caregivers of persons with dementia in the community.
Family Experience in Handling the Elderly in Cultural Aspects of Indonesia Ni Made Riasmini; Junaiti Sahar; Yeti Resnayati
Jurnal Ners Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013): April 2013
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

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Introduction: Extended family culture still exists in Indonesia, and this makes it possible for an elderly person to live with a family. In Indonesia, generally an elderly person is highly respected. This research is meant to gain a picture of an experience that a family has in taking care of an elderly person from the aspect of Indonesian culture.Methods: The design implemented is descriptive phenomenology. The participant is the main caregiver taking care of 10 elderly people. The data is analyzed using Collaizi technique.Result: This research have been identi fi ed 4 themes i.e. 1) the reason for doing it is to fulfi ll the tasks as a member of a family, to reciprocate, to have satisfaction, but for the main caregiver it is just because of closeness and pity, 2) the burden of caring is physical, psychological, social and fi nancial, 3) the perception about culture value is the position and role of the elderly person in the family, and 4) the support or encouragement is obtained from the family and the community.Conclusion: The conclusion is that a family as the main supporting system for the elderly people possesses big responsibility in caring the elderly in accordance with the value of culture in Indonesia. The results of the research are expected to give information about the need of a family as the caregiver in caring the elderly so that a proper intervention form of family enforcement according to the Indonesian culture can be designed.