Caregivers At High Risk of Depression
According to research by University Health Network, the majority of caregivers, after hospital discharge of loved ones from a significant health episode, suffer major depressive symptoms soon after hospital discharge.
According to the article from the Hamilton Spectator, “…Two-thirds of caregivers suffer major depressive symptoms in the first week after patients leave the hospital……A year later, more than 40 per cent still show signs of clinical depression….”. The study included 280 caregivers with loved ones who received at least seven days of mechanical ventilation before discharge from intensive care units. Read the article at:
