Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 5. FTR Kliniği, ANKARA

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the depressive mood findings in geriatric hemiplegic patients and geriatric coregivers of the patients. Materials and Methods: Thirty four geriatric case who applied to inpatient rehabilitation programme were admitted to study. Nineteen patients were hemiplegia and fifteen patients were geriatric individual who take care of hemiplegic patients. Demografic findings and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) of cases were enrolled. Results: We found depressive mood findings 52.6% in geriatric hemiplegic patients and 53.3% in geriatric individuals who take care of hemiplegic patients. Mean BDI was 19.26±7.4 in geriatric hemiplegic patients, 20.93±11.03 in geriatric individuals who take care of this patients and there was no statistically significant difference between in the both groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: Depressive mood changes were found high in frequency at geriatric individuals who take care of hemiplegic patients in our study.