Depression among caregivers of patients with dementia: Associative factors and management approaches

Table 1 Factors associated with increased depression in caregivers of patients with dementia in the literature

Dimension	Less modifiable factors	More modifiable factors
Patient	Younger age, white and Hispanic ethnicity, less educational level, type of dementia (frontotemporal lobar degeneration and dementia with Lewy bodies)	More activities of daily living dependence, behavioral disturbances, higher levels of anosognosia, more physical and psychological suffering
Caregiver	Low income, more hours spent caregiving, female sex, spousal relationship, living with the patient, poorer health status	Higher distress sensations, sleep disturbances, lower self-efficacy, lower levels of commitment to the caregiving role, guilty feelings
Cultural	Familism, family obligation, language barriers	Misunderstandings, coping style, less flexibility and accommodations in their work environments