COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Caregivers of Family Members with Depression at Risk?
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.210615.020How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Pandemic, COVID-19, caregiver, family members, depression
- Abstract
More than a year has passed since the first COVID-19 case was detected in Malaysia. The pandemic presents a serious threat to not only physical health, but also mental health. Consequently, the world is dealing with not only the viruses, but also the adverse impacts towards emotional well-being. The restrictions imposed by the government of all countries affected by the pandemic including Malaysia have indirectly and negatively affected the caregivers of family member with depression. Many studies have investigated this issue. However, limited study that focuses on mental health among the caregivers of family members with depression can be found in the Malaysian context. Hence, this article discusses on the relationship between COVID-19 and depression, and the importance of focusing on the effects towards caregivers of family members with depression during the pandemic. Recommendations for future research have also been discussed.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Afifah Idris AU - Noremy Md Akhir PY - 2021 DA - 2021/06/17 TI - COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Caregivers of Family Members with Depression at Risk? BT - Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on blended learning, educational technology and Innovation (ACBLETI 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 98 EP - 102 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210615.020 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.210615.020 ID - Idris2021 ER -