[Depressive symptoms of the care-takers of non-institutionalised bedridden cerebrovascular patients].

Forty care-takers providing in-home care of elderly CVD patients were assessed with Zung's depression test and the following results were obtained. 1. Most of the care-takers were female with a mean age of 56 years (41 to 81 years). 2. Scores on Zung's test were higher, but non-significantly, for the care-takers providing longer care compared to those with shorter experience. 3. Higher scores on Zung's test were related to care-takers' perceived burden in managing patient excretory discharges and with being unemployed.