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dc.contributor.author | Conde Sala, Josep Lluís | - |
dc.contributor.author | Garre Olmo, Josep | - |
dc.contributor.author | Turró-Garriga, Oriol | - |
dc.contributor.author | López Pousa, Secundino | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vilalta Franch, Joan | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-24T10:52:39Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-24T10:52:39Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0885-6230 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/59008 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Aims To compare care recipient and caregiver perceptions of quality of life in patients (QoL-p) with Alzheimer"s disease (AD). To identify associated factors, and the concordances-discrepancies. Method Cross-sectional analytic study of 236 patients and their carers using the Quality of Life in Alzheimer"s Disease(QoL-AD) scale, socio-demographic data and clinical examination. Results Patients scored the QoL-AD more favourably than did caregivers (34.4 vs 31.3, p<0.001). Cognitive deterioration did not affect the perception of QoL-AD (rho¼ 0.05, p¼0.394). The neuropsychiatric symptoms was associated with a negative perception of the QOL-AD in both patients (rho¼ 0.22, p<0.01) and caregivers (rho¼ 0.47, p<0.001). Greater functional autonomy was associated with a better perception of the QOL-AD in patients (rho¼0.17, p<0.01) and even more so in caregivers (rho¼0.56, p<0.001). In carers, burden (rho¼ 0.56, p<0.001) and mental health (rho¼0.31, p<0.001) were inversely associated with the QoL-AD. QoL-AD scores of both patients and caregivers were higher for men, married subjects, those who lived with their spouse and those living in their own home. When the carer was a spouse both patients and caregivers scored the QoL-AD higher than when the carer was a son or daughter (35.5 vs 33.4 and 33.7; 32.9 vs 30.5 and 27.7, p<0.001). Conclusions Patients have a better perception of QoL-p. Caregivers give a more negative evaluation of neuropsychiatric symptoms, but have a more positive view of functional autonomy. Carers who are spouses have a better perception of QoL-p than do carers who are sons or daughters. | - |
dc.format.extent | 21 p. | - |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons | - |
dc.relation.isformatof | Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2161 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, vol. 24, p. 585-594 | - |
dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2161 | - |
dc.rights | (c) John Wiley & Sons, 2009 | - |
dc.source | Articles publicats en revistes (Cognició, Desenvolupament i Psicologia de l'Educació) | - |
dc.subject.classification | Malaltia d'Alzheimer | - |
dc.subject.classification | Qualitat de vida | - |
dc.subject.classification | Cuidadors | - |
dc.subject.other | Alzheimer's disease | - |
dc.subject.other | Quality of life | - |
dc.subject.other | Caregivers | - |
dc.title | Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | - |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion | - |
dc.identifier.idgrec | 561700 | - |
dc.date.updated | 2014-10-24T10:52:39Z | - |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | - |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Cognició, Desenvolupament i Psicologia de l'Educació) |
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