scholarly journals Caregiver Burden, Health-Related Quality of Life and Coping in Dementia Caregivers: A Comparison of Frontotemporal Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 405-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.R. Riedijk ◽  
M.E. De Vugt ◽  
H.J. Duivenvoorden ◽  
M.F. Niermeijer ◽  
J.C. van Swieten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Frontotemporal Dementia ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Personal Strengths and Health Related Quality of Life in Dementia Caregivers from Latin America

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen K. Trapp ◽  
Paul B. Perrin ◽  
Richa Aggarwal ◽  
Silvina Victoria Peralta ◽  
Miriam E. Stolfi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Personal Strengths ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The research literature has begun to demonstrate associations between personal strengths and enhanced psychosocial functioning of dementia caregivers, but these relationships have not been examined in the context of dementia caregivers in Latin America. The present study examined whether personal strengths, including resilience, optimism, and sense of coherence, were associated with mental and physical health related quality of life (HRQOL) in 130 dementia caregivers in Mexico and Argentina. Structural equation modeling found that the personal strengths collectively accounted for 58.4% of the variance in caregiver mental HRQOL, and resilience, sense of coherence, and optimism each had unique effects. In comparison, the personal strengths together accounted for 8.9% of the variance in caregiver physical HRQOL, and only sense of coherence yielded a unique effect. These results underscore the need to construct and disseminate empirically supported interventions based in part on important personal strengths, particularly sense of coherence, for this underrepresented group.

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

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria I. Andreakou ◽  
Angelos A. Papadopoulos ◽  
Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos ◽  
Dimitris Niakas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorder ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

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.

scholarly journals Health‐related quality of life and caregiver burden of emicizumab in children with haemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitors—Results from the HAVEN 2 study

Haemophilia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1009-1018
Author(s):  
Maria Elisa Mancuso ◽  
Johnny Mahlangu ◽  
Robert Sidonio ◽  
Peter Trask ◽  
Marianne Uguen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Factor Viii ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Haemophilia A ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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