Health-related quality of life in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer disease

Garzón-Maldonado, F.J.; Gutiérrez‐Bedmar, Mario; García‐Casares, Natalia; Pérez-Errazquín, F; Gallardo-Tur, Alejandro; Torres, M.D. Martínez del Valle

doi:10.1016/j.nrleng.2016.02.011

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“…Also, in comparison to the general population, a much higher burden, for the caregivers, appeared to result from their social role and be due to their mental health status. Moreover, our results appear to follow results of studies in other countries [2, 8, 12, 14, 25–34]. Female caregivers, who were also the majority of caregivers, appear to face a greater adverse impact in both quality of life and depression measurements than their male counterparts [8, 9, 12, 14, 31–36].…”

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Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Andreakou

Papadopoulos

Panagiotakos

et al. 2016

International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

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Background. Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that results in total cognitive impairment and functional decline. Family members are the most usual caregivers worldwide, resulting in a subsequent degradation of their quality of life. Methods. During November 2013–March 2014 in Athens, Greece, 155 AD patients' family caregivers' Health-Related Quality of Life and existence of depressive symptomatology were assessed. Results. A strong negative correlation between the dimensions of HRQoL and the scores of the depression scale was revealed. AD patients' caregivers have a lower HRQoL almost in all dimensions compared to the Greek urban general population. The caregivers' social role, the existence of emotional problems, and their mental health status led to this result. Furthermore significantly important differences in caregivers' total HRQoL and depressive symptomatology were indicated in relation to their gender, hypertension existence, patient care frequency, cohabitation with the patient, disease aggravation, and economic status. Conclusions. Caring for relatives with AD strongly correlates with negative caregivers' HRQoL scores and adversely affects their depressive symptomatology. This negative correlation is enhanced in the later stages of the disease, in greater frequency of care, through living with a patient, in poor financial status, and with the existence of a chronic illness.

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Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Andreakou

Papadopoulos

Panagiotakos

et al. 2016

International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

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“…[9] Informal caregivers of patients diagnosed with AD have been evaluated using SF-36 and obtained lower scores on all the 8 factors at 12 months, with significant variations except for "physical function" and "social function". [10] A descriptive study that included 63 caregivers of AD patients reported lower levels of the quality of life, lowest score being observed on the role-emotional, role-physical, social functioning and vitality scales of the SF-36. [11] The correlations between SF-36 scales and Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) were moderate to strong (p<0.001), and correlations between SF-36, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) were significant, being strongest in mental health-related scales of the SF-36, in a study that involved 48 caregivers of AD patients.…”

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Improving Quality of Life in Caregivers of Alzheimer Dementia Patients- A Stepwise Approach

Vasiliu¹

2017

Rethinking Social Action. Core Values in Practice

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“…The dispersion observed in the scores at the three different assessment times (before therapy and at 6 and 12 months after starting) may have been due to the characteristics of the scale used, among other factors. Measuring the quality of life of people with ATD presents difficulties due to the multidimensionality and subjectivity of the concept (Garzón-Mardonado et al, 2017).…”

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Canine-Assisted Therapy and Quality of Life in People With Alzheimer-Type Dementia: Pilot Study

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Background With the aim of improving the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s disease, primarily as regards behavioral and psychological symptoms, we implemented canine-assisted therapy in a group of people with this disease. Methods We conducted a quasi-experimental study, with a simple pre-post case series design. Participants comprised 10 Alzheimer’s day care center users presenting severe or very severe cognitive decline. The measurement instrument employed was the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) scale. Results By the end of the therapy, 100% of participants showed an improvement in physical, behavioral, and psychological aspects. The total scores of the QUALID scale for the three different evaluation times (before the therapy and 6 and 12 months after starting) after the canine-assisted therapy intervention were smaller and less dispersed. The total score for the QUALID scale decreased significantly ( p < 0.05) at 6 and 12 months after starting therapy. An analysis by item revealed that the scores of all of them fell during the course of the therapy. Discussion Our study provides evidence of the significant benefits of canine-assisted therapy for quality of life in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Health-related quality of life in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer disease

Cited by 24 publications

References 30 publications

Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Improving Quality of Life in Caregivers of Alzheimer Dementia Patients- A Stepwise Approach

Canine-Assisted Therapy and Quality of Life in People With Alzheimer-Type Dementia: Pilot Study

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