Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers

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...

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Authors: Conde Sala, Josep Lluís, Garre Olmo, Josep, Turró-Garriga, Oriol, López Pousa, Secundino, Vilalta Franch, Joan
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Publication Date:2009
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Keyword:Malaltia d'Alzheimer
Qualitat de vida
Cuidadors
Alzheimer's disease
Quality of life
Caregivers
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spelling Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregiversConde Sala, Josep LluísGarre Olmo, JosepTurró-Garriga, OriolLópez Pousa, SecundinoVilalta Franch, JoanMalaltia d'AlzheimerQualitat de vidaCuidadorsAlzheimer's diseaseQuality of lifeCaregiversAims 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.John Wiley & Sons2014201420092014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion21 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/59008Articles publicats en revistes (Cognició, Desenvolupament i Psicologia de l'Educació)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2161International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, vol. 24, p. 585-594http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2161(c) John Wiley & Sons, 2009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/590082026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
title Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
spellingShingle Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
Conde Sala, Josep Lluís
Malaltia d'Alzheimer
Qualitat de vida
Cuidadors
Alzheimer's disease
Quality of life
Caregivers
title_short Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
title_full Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
title_fullStr Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
title_full_unstemmed Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
title_sort Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Conde Sala, Josep Lluís
Garre Olmo, Josep
Turró-Garriga, Oriol
López Pousa, Secundino
Vilalta Franch, Joan
author Conde Sala, Josep Lluís
author_facet Conde Sala, Josep Lluís
Garre Olmo, Josep
Turró-Garriga, Oriol
López Pousa, Secundino
Vilalta Franch, Joan
author_role author
author2 Garre Olmo, Josep
Turró-Garriga, Oriol
López Pousa, Secundino
Vilalta Franch, Joan
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Malaltia d'Alzheimer
Qualitat de vida
Cuidadors
Alzheimer's disease
Quality of life
Caregivers
topic Malaltia d'Alzheimer
Qualitat de vida
Cuidadors
Alzheimer's disease
Quality of life
Caregivers
description 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.
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International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, vol. 24, p. 585-594
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