Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease

Background: There is a need to better understand the experience of patients living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the early stages. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the perception of quality of life in patients with early-stage AD. Methods: A multicenter, non-interventional stu...

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Autores: Villarejo-Galende, Alberto|||0000-0002-6834-7620, García-Arcelay, Elena, Piñol-Ripoll, Gerard, Del Olmo-Rodríguez, Antonio, Viñuela, Félix, Boada, Mercè|||0000-0003-2617-3009, Franco-Macías, Emilio|||0000-0003-4186-1037, Ibáñez de la Peña, Almudena, Riverol, Mario, Puig-Pijoan, Albert|||0000-0002-9848-3711, Abizanda-Soler, Pedro, Arroyo, Rafael, Baquero-Toledo, Miquel, Feria-Vilar, Inmaculada, Balasa, Mircea|||0000-0002-1795-4228, Berbel, Ángel, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Eloy|||0000-0001-7742-677X, Vieira-Campos, Alba, García-Ribas, Guillermo, Rodrigo-Herrero, Silvia, Terrancle, Ángeles, Prefasi, Daniel, Lleó, Alberto|||0000-0002-2568-5478, Maurino, Jorge|||0000-0001-9858-3555
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid
Biomarkers
Cerebrospinal fluid
Magnetic resonance imaging
Tau proteins
White matter hyperintensities
White matter lesions
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spelling Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's DiseaseVillarejo-Galende, Alberto|||0000-0002-6834-7620García-Arcelay, ElenaPiñol-Ripoll, GerardDel Olmo-Rodríguez, AntonioViñuela, FélixBoada, Mercè|||0000-0003-2617-3009Franco-Macías, Emilio|||0000-0003-4186-1037Ibáñez de la Peña, AlmudenaRiverol, MarioPuig-Pijoan, Albert|||0000-0002-9848-3711Abizanda-Soler, PedroArroyo, RafaelBaquero-Toledo, MiquelFeria-Vilar, InmaculadaBalasa, Mircea|||0000-0002-1795-4228Berbel, ÁngelRodríguez-Rodríguez, Eloy|||0000-0001-7742-677XVieira-Campos, AlbaGarcía-Ribas, GuillermoRodrigo-Herrero, SilviaTerrancle, ÁngelesPrefasi, DanielLleó, Alberto|||0000-0002-2568-5478Maurino, Jorge|||0000-0001-9858-3555Alzheimer's diseaseAmyloidBiomarkersCerebrospinal fluidMagnetic resonance imagingTau proteinsWhite matter hyperintensitiesWhite matter lesionsBackground: There is a need to better understand the experience of patients living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the early stages. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the perception of quality of life in patients with early-stage AD. Methods: A multicenter, non-interventional study was conducted including patients of 50-90 years of age with prodromal or mild AD, a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥22, and a Clinical Dementia Rating-Global score (CDR-GS) of 0.5.-1.0. The Quality of Life in Alzheimer 's Disease (QoL-AD) questionnaire was used to assess health-related quality of life. A battery of self-report instruments was used to evaluate different psychological and behavioral domains. Associations between the QoL-AD and other outcome measures were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlations. Results: A total of 149 patients were included. Mean age (SD) was 72.3 (7.0) years and mean disease duration was 1.4 (1.8) years. Mean MMSE score was 24.6 (2.1). The mean QoL-AD score was 37.9 (4.5). Eighty-three percent (n = 124) of patients had moderate-to-severe hopelessness, 22.1% (n = 33) had depressive symptoms, and 36.9% (n = 55) felt stigmatized. The quality of life showed a significant positive correlation with self-efficacy and negative correlations with depression, emotional and practical consequences, stigma, and hopelessness. Conclusion: Stigma, depressive symptoms, and hopelessness are frequent scenarios in AD negatively impacting quality of life, even in a population with short disease duration and minimal cognitive impairment.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 22022-01-0120222022-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/290594https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3233/JAD-220696reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2905942026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
title Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
spellingShingle Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Villarejo-Galende, Alberto|||0000-0002-6834-7620
Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid
Biomarkers
Cerebrospinal fluid
Magnetic resonance imaging
Tau proteins
White matter hyperintensities
White matter lesions
title_short Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
title_full Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
title_fullStr Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
title_full_unstemmed Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
title_sort Quality of Life and the Experience of Living with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Villarejo-Galende, Alberto|||0000-0002-6834-7620
García-Arcelay, Elena
Piñol-Ripoll, Gerard
Del Olmo-Rodríguez, Antonio
Viñuela, Félix
Boada, Mercè|||0000-0003-2617-3009
Franco-Macías, Emilio|||0000-0003-4186-1037
Ibáñez de la Peña, Almudena
Riverol, Mario
Puig-Pijoan, Albert|||0000-0002-9848-3711
Abizanda-Soler, Pedro
Arroyo, Rafael
Baquero-Toledo, Miquel
Feria-Vilar, Inmaculada
Balasa, Mircea|||0000-0002-1795-4228
Berbel, Ángel
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Eloy|||0000-0001-7742-677X
Vieira-Campos, Alba
García-Ribas, Guillermo
Rodrigo-Herrero, Silvia
Terrancle, Ángeles
Prefasi, Daniel
Lleó, Alberto|||0000-0002-2568-5478
Maurino, Jorge|||0000-0001-9858-3555
author Villarejo-Galende, Alberto|||0000-0002-6834-7620
author_facet Villarejo-Galende, Alberto|||0000-0002-6834-7620
García-Arcelay, Elena
Piñol-Ripoll, Gerard
Del Olmo-Rodríguez, Antonio
Viñuela, Félix
Boada, Mercè|||0000-0003-2617-3009
Franco-Macías, Emilio|||0000-0003-4186-1037
Ibáñez de la Peña, Almudena
Riverol, Mario
Puig-Pijoan, Albert|||0000-0002-9848-3711
Abizanda-Soler, Pedro
Arroyo, Rafael
Baquero-Toledo, Miquel
Feria-Vilar, Inmaculada
Balasa, Mircea|||0000-0002-1795-4228
Berbel, Ángel
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Eloy|||0000-0001-7742-677X
Vieira-Campos, Alba
García-Ribas, Guillermo
Rodrigo-Herrero, Silvia
Terrancle, Ángeles
Prefasi, Daniel
Lleó, Alberto|||0000-0002-2568-5478
Maurino, Jorge|||0000-0001-9858-3555
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author2 García-Arcelay, Elena
Piñol-Ripoll, Gerard
Del Olmo-Rodríguez, Antonio
Viñuela, Félix
Boada, Mercè|||0000-0003-2617-3009
Franco-Macías, Emilio|||0000-0003-4186-1037
Ibáñez de la Peña, Almudena
Riverol, Mario
Puig-Pijoan, Albert|||0000-0002-9848-3711
Abizanda-Soler, Pedro
Arroyo, Rafael
Baquero-Toledo, Miquel
Feria-Vilar, Inmaculada
Balasa, Mircea|||0000-0002-1795-4228
Berbel, Ángel
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Eloy|||0000-0001-7742-677X
Vieira-Campos, Alba
García-Ribas, Guillermo
Rodrigo-Herrero, Silvia
Terrancle, Ángeles
Prefasi, Daniel
Lleó, Alberto|||0000-0002-2568-5478
Maurino, Jorge|||0000-0001-9858-3555
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid
Biomarkers
Cerebrospinal fluid
Magnetic resonance imaging
Tau proteins
White matter hyperintensities
White matter lesions
topic Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid
Biomarkers
Cerebrospinal fluid
Magnetic resonance imaging
Tau proteins
White matter hyperintensities
White matter lesions
description Background: There is a need to better understand the experience of patients living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the early stages. Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the perception of quality of life in patients with early-stage AD. Methods: A multicenter, non-interventional study was conducted including patients of 50-90 years of age with prodromal or mild AD, a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥22, and a Clinical Dementia Rating-Global score (CDR-GS) of 0.5.-1.0. The Quality of Life in Alzheimer 's Disease (QoL-AD) questionnaire was used to assess health-related quality of life. A battery of self-report instruments was used to evaluate different psychological and behavioral domains. Associations between the QoL-AD and other outcome measures were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlations. Results: A total of 149 patients were included. Mean age (SD) was 72.3 (7.0) years and mean disease duration was 1.4 (1.8) years. Mean MMSE score was 24.6 (2.1). The mean QoL-AD score was 37.9 (4.5). Eighty-three percent (n = 124) of patients had moderate-to-severe hopelessness, 22.1% (n = 33) had depressive symptoms, and 36.9% (n = 55) felt stigmatized. The quality of life showed a significant positive correlation with self-efficacy and negative correlations with depression, emotional and practical consequences, stigma, and hopelessness. Conclusion: Stigma, depressive symptoms, and hopelessness are frequent scenarios in AD negatively impacting quality of life, even in a population with short disease duration and minimal cognitive impairment.
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