The Impact of Risk and Resistance Factors on Quality of Life in Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia.

CONCLUSION: Caregiver age, relationship type, social problem-solving, perceived social support, and care recipient functional dependence are important contributors to caregiver QOL. Further research is needed to specify which caregiver and care recipient characteristics are most important to caregiver QOL. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Health professionals should assess caregiver problem-solving skills, social support, and care recipient functional dependence, as these may provide important information about caregiver QOL. Study results also suggest that caregiving has more of a negative impact on caregiver QOL for midlife adult caregivers compared to older adult caregivers, and appears to have a greater negative effect on spouses than on children. PMID: 30734657 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research