ArticleBMC geriatrics2018
Dementia as a predictor of care-related quality of life in informal caregivers: a cross-sectional study to investigate differences in health-related outcomes between dementia and non-dementia caregivers.
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- Physical activity for people living with dementia: carer outcomes and side effects from the perspectives of professionals and family carers.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions to support the mental health of informal caregivers of persons living with dementia - a systematic literature review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Pooled it
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- Factors associated with anxiety, stress, depression and burden among informal caregivers of patients with dementia: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Social support interventions for caregivers of older adults with dementia: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Distribution of Informal Caregiving for Older Adults Living With or At Risk of Cognitive Decline Within and Beyond Family in Rural South Africa.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- The CarerQol Instrument: A Systematic Review, Validity Analysis, and Generalization Reliability Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Caregiving-related strain among informal caregivers of older adults with dementia: findings from a nationally representative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exploring dementia care for community-dwelling older adults in Thailand: A qualitative descriptive study.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- Effects of an interdisciplinary programme on psychoemotional factors in informal caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The Psychoeducational Interventions: a valuable communication tool to support the caregiver of people with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- How Do Researchers Identify and Recruit Dementia Caregivers? A Scoping Review.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- Intensity of care and the health status of caregivers to elderly rural South Africans.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objectives of this study with a large sample of informal caregivers (CG) were a) to compare health-related outcomes of CGs caring for a patient with dementia and those caring for a relative with another chronic disease and b) to check whether dementia is a predictor of CG's care-related quality of life (QoL) in CarerQoL-7D.
methodsThis cross-sectional study involved self-reported data from 386 informal CGs who applied for an initial grade or upgrade of the care level of the care recipient at the Medical Service of Compulsory Health Insurance Funds of Bavaria (Germany). By obtaining data this way, systematic biases often associated with the acquisition of CGs were prevented. Bivariate and multiple analyses were conducted using a univariate covariance model (ANCOVA).
resultsBivariate analyses showed significantly higher levels of subjective burden and lower QoL in the dementia group. No significant differences were found in terms of physical health and depressiveness, though there was a tendency suggesting higher levels of depressiveness in dementia CGs. Multiple analysis explaining QoL by dementia status after controlling for CG's sex, age and employment status revealed a significant effect of dementia, suggesting caregiving for a dementia patient was associated with lower QoL.
conclusionsResults of the study suggest that caring for a relative with dementia is associated with poorer health, i.e. greater levels of subjective burden and depressiveness, and predicts lower QoL in CGs. These findings emphasize the importance of specific interventions aiming to support informal CGs of dementia patients.
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