dc.contributor |
Universitat de Barcelona |
dc.contributor.author |
Conde Sala, Josep Lluís |
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Garre Olmo, Josep |
dc.contributor.author |
Turró-Garriga, Oriol |
dc.contributor.author |
López Pousa, Secundino |
dc.contributor.author |
Vilalta-Franch, Joan |
dc.date |
2014-10-24T10:52:39Z |
dc.date |
2014-10-24T10:52:39Z |
dc.date |
2009 |
dc.date |
2014-10-24T10:52:39Z |
dc.identifier.citation |
0885-6230 |
dc.identifier.citation |
561700 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2445/59008 |
dc.format |
21 p. |
dc.format |
application/pdf |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.publisher |
John Wiley & Sons |
dc.relation |
Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2161 |
dc.relation |
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009, vol. 24, p. 585-594 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.2161 |
dc.rights |
(c) John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Malaltia d'Alzheimer |
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Qualitat de vida |
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Cuidadors |
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Alzheimer's disease |
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Quality of life |
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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.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. |