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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
Volume 72, Issue 12, Pages 931-937Publisher
ASSOC ARQUIVOS NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20140155
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caregivers; quality of life; depression; dementia
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- Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) [E-26/102.256/2010]
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Objective: To investigate quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of mild and moderate dementia and the aspects related to QoL. Method: Cross-sectional assessment of dyads of people with dementia (PwD) and family caregivers (n=88). Results: Burden (p<0.05) and depressive symptoms (p<0.001) were related to caregivers' QoL in both stages of dementia. In mild dementia, caregivers' depressive symptoms (p<0.001) and PwD neuropsychiatric symptoms (p<0.001) were related to burden. PwD aberrant motor activity (p<0.001) and anxiety (p<0.001), and caregiver-reported QoL domains of friends (p<0.001) and mood (p<0.05) were related to depressive symptoms. In moderate dementia, self-reported QoL (p<0.01) and anxiety (p<0.01), and PwD anxiety (p<0.01) were related to burden. Caregivers' anxiety (p<0.001) and self-reported QoL (p<0.001) were related to depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Burden and depressive symptoms were related to QoL of caregivers of mild and moderate dementia. However, they are driven by different factors according to dementia severity.
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