Does health‐related quality of life in Asian informal caregivers differ between early‐onset dementia and late‐onset dementia?

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-619
Author(s):  
Vivian W. Wang ◽  
Nagaendran Kandiah ◽  
Xuling Lin ◽  
Hwee‐Lin Wee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Early Onset Dementia ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Late Onset Dementia

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.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life Among German Youths With Early-Onset and Long-Duration Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Care ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1736-1742 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Stahl ◽  
K. Strassburger ◽  
K. Lange ◽  
C. Bachle ◽  
R. W. Holl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Health-Related Quality of Life in Early-Onset Scoliosis Patients Treated Surgically

Spine ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Doany ◽  
Z. Deniz Olgun ◽  
Gizem Irem Kinikli ◽  
Senol Bekmez ◽  
Aykut Kocyigit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Early Onset Scoliosis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Health Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity after Multiple-surgeries in Patients with Early Onset Scoliosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1010
Author(s):  
Ragnhild Susanne Molland ◽  
Jens Ivar Brox ◽  
Britt Stuge ◽  
Inger Holm ◽  
Rolf Bjarne Riise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Early Onset Scoliosis ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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