Our objective was to assess the impact of personal, situational and @entity1 characteristics on mood, and changes over time, among @entity2655 caregivers. Seventy-one @entity1 -caregiver pairs were interviewed once and 51 (72%) monthly until endpoints of @entity204 or tracheostomy for long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV). @entity308 and @entity74 , coping strategies, caregiver burden, satisfaction with care-giving, and @entity1 disease severity were assessed. At baseline, 13% of caregivers had @entity308 , and 10% had minor @entity308 . Rates declined at last visit before @entity204 or LTMV (median interval three months), as did depressive symptoms. Correlates of @entity308 included reliance on avoidance, perceived burden, @entity1295 , and feeling that the @entity1 was critical and unappreciative. Half of the 14 caregivers of @entity1 who planned LTMV were @entity308 at baseline, declining to 8% at endpoint, versus 16% (9/57) among caregivers of @entity1 who died, declining non-significantly to 11%. While few personal or situational factors were correlated with @entity147 , @entity1 ' plans and degree of supportiveness influenced caregiver mood. Verbal comments of caregivers clarified the distinction between sadness and @entity146 . The high baseline rate of @entity308 among caregivers of @entity1 who planned tracheostomy decreased as caregivers instituted major changes in @entity1 care or personal counseling.

How common is @entity308 among XXXX caregivers? A longitudinal study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depressed', 'depression', 'major depression', 'caregiver depression', 'Depressive symptoms'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric depression'] @entity2655 :: ('MESH:C565957', 'Disease') :: ['ALS'] @entity1295 :: ('MESH:D005221', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue'] @entity147 :: ('MESH:D005316', 'Disease') :: ['caregiver distress'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['DSM-IV disorders'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death']
@entity2655 :: (MESH:C565957,Disease) :: ['ALS']
