《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (10): 1159-1166.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.10.006

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Depression and Its Influencing Factors of Caregivers for Children with Disabilities

TANG Lei1,2,CHEN Gang1,2,3(),LÜ Jun1,2,3,SUN Mei1,2,3,XIA Cong1,2,ZHENG Hong-ying1,2,LI Xiao-hong1,2,WANG Xiao-qian1,2   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. China Research Center on Disability, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    3. National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment (Fudan University), Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2021-08-20 Revised:2021-08-30 Published:2021-10-25 Online:2021-10-29
  • Contact: CHEN Gang E-mail:gchen@shmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Social Science Foundation of China (Major)(17ZDA078);National Natural Science Foundation of China (General)(71774030);Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Project(2018BGL005)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the depression status of caregivers of children with disabilities and analyze the influencing factors.Methods From August to September, 2020, a one-to-one interview was conducted using a convenience sampling method to determine the depression status of 334 caregivers of children with disabilities in Shanghai. Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Item (PHQ-9) was used to evaluate the depression status. The data were analyzed with univariate analysis from three aspects: caregiver, care recipient and environment. Then, the statistically significant variables were included in a dichotomous logistic regression.Results The depression rate of 334 caregivers of children with disabilities was 35.9%. Among the caregiver factors, female caregivers had a higher risk of depression than male (OR = 2.193, 95%CI 1.131 to 4.254, P = 0.002). Among the care recipient factors, poor sleep quality (OR = 1.942, 5%CI 1.113 to 3.386, P < 0.05), emotional instability (OR = 17.456, 95%CI 2.534 to 120.240, P < 0.05) and types of disability (ORintelligence = 5.401, 95%CI 1.995 to 14.624; ORmental = 3.712, 95%CI 1.615 to 8.530; ORphysical = 2.913, 95%CI 1.330 to 6.379; P < 0.05) were associated with the depression of caregivers. Among the environmental factors, caregivers in rented housing had a higher risk of depression than those in owner-occupied housing (OR = 1.727, 95%CI 1.135 to 2.627, P < 0.05).Conclusion The depression status of caregivers of children with disabilities is not optimistic, with higher rates of reported depression among female caregivers, caregivers in rented housing; caregivers of children with intellectual, mental and physical disabilities, and poor sleep quality and emotional instability.

Key words: children with disabilities, caregivers, depression, influencing factors

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