Care-Related Quality of Life of Informal Caregivers After Geriatric Rehabilitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulien H. van Dam ◽  
Wilco P. Achterberg ◽  
Monique A.A. Caljouw
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Geriatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Related Quality

scholarly journals Psychological Symptomatology in Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Influences on Health-Related Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Madruga ◽  
Margarita Gozalo ◽  
Josué Prieto ◽  
José Carmelo Adsuar ◽  
Narcis Gusi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
High Level

Informal caregivers of persons with dementia often report high levels of anxiety, depression and burden. Nonetheless, other less evaluated psychological symptoms might also influence their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to comprehensively analyse other psychological symptoms and their influence on the health-related quality of life of informal caregivers. Fifty-four informal women caregivers and fifty-six women non-caregivers were recruited to participate in the study. Psychological symptoms were assessed using the Symptom Check-List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) questionnaire and the HRQoL with the EuroQoL-Five Dimensions and Three Levels (EurQoL-5D-3L) questionnaire. Significant between-group differences were found in the majority of scales in the SCL-90-R questionnaire (p < 0.01) and caregivers also reported a worse HRQoL than non-caregivers (p < 0.05). Several psychological symptoms such as obsession-compulsive (β = 0.47), hostility (β = 0.59), and somatization (β = −0.49) had a significant impact on caregivers’ HRQoL (R2 explained between 0.17 and 0.30 of the variance). Caregivers are at a higher risk of suffering other psychological symptoms and show a moderate–high level of psychiatric morbidity, which therefore explains the poorer HRQoL outcomes. Supporting interventions should be provided to mitigate these psychological symptoms in order to improve their general distress and HRQoL.

Health-related quality of life in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis with and without fractures in a geriatric rehabilitation department

2009 ◽  
Vol 159 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 235-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Jahelka ◽  
Thomas Dorner ◽  
Robert Terkula ◽  
Michael Quittan ◽  
Hans Bröll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Geriatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Validation of the Care-Related Quality of Life Instrument in different study settings: findings from The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum DataSet (TOPICS-MDS)

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 1281-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Lutomski ◽  
N. J. A. van Exel ◽  
G. I. J. M. Kempen ◽  
E. P. Moll van Charante ◽  
W. P. J. den Elzen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Life Instrument ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Minimum Dataset

Health-related quality of life in Spanish informal caregivers: gender differences and support received

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3227-3238 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Río Lozano ◽  
María del Mar García-Calvente ◽  
Jesús Calle-Romero ◽  
Mónica Machón-Sobrado ◽  
Isabel Larrañaga-Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Personality Characteristics Determine Health-Related Quality of Life as an Outcome Indicator of Geriatric Inpatient Rehabilitation

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Richter ◽  
Martina Schwarz ◽  
Barbara Bauer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Regulatory System ◽  
Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Geriatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Character Inventory ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year ◽  
Rehabilitation Clinic

Background. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between personality and quality of life during the course of geriatric rehabilitation, against the background of Cloninger's biosocial theory of personality.Methods. All consecutive patients of a geriatric rehabilitation clinic during one year were evaluated at admission and discharge () by means of the ‘‘Vienna List’’ (a newly developed questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life in patients with severe dementia), and two variants of the Temperament and Character Inventory.Results. Self-directedness showed the most general and highest impact on quality of life and successful rehabilitation.Conclusions. It is probable in old and very old individuals who are on their highest level of maturity that the character represents the most important regulatory system in the encounter with challenges of daily life, which necessitates rehabilitation.

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