Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3749
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dc.contributor.authorAndreou, Panayiota-
dc.contributor.authorMiddleton, Nicos-
dc.contributor.authorPapacostas, Savvas S.-
dc.contributor.authorKyriacou Georgiou, Irini-
dc.contributor.authorPapastavrou, Evridiki-
dc.contributor.otherΑνδρέου, Παναγιώτα-
dc.contributor.otherΜίτλεττον, Νίκος-
dc.contributor.otherΠαπασταύρου, Ευριδίκη-
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-11T06:12:24Z-
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-09T09:41:54Z-
dc.date.available2014-04-11T06:12:24Z-
dc.date.available2015-12-09T09:41:54Z-
dc.date.issued2014-03-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Psychogeriatrics, 2014, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 443-452en_US
dc.identifier.issn1741203X-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3749-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Numerous studies have reported that caring for a person with dementia is a stressful experience. Nevertheless, quality of life (QoL) measures have commonly focused on patients, while factors that influence caregivers’ QoL have not been clearly identified. In order to contribute to the understanding of caregivers’ QoL, we explored how QoL among caregivers is related to their perceived level of burden, their reported number of depressive symptoms, and the level of care recipients’ dependency. Methods: Seventy-six caregivers referred by the two main referral centers of patients with dementia in Cyprus participated in a cross-sectional survey with a descriptive correlational design. Caregivers completed four instruments, measuring burden (ZBI), depression (CES-D), quality of life-Alzheimer’s disease (QoL-AD), and activities of daily living (ADL) of the care recipients and provided socio-demographic information. Results: The majority of the participants scored high levels of burden (M= 43.32/SD = 15.23) and depression (59.2% scored over the cut-off point of 16). QoL was only moderate (M = 30.89/SD = 8.21) and negatively correlated with burden (r = −32, p = 0.01) and depression (r = −0.296, p < 0.05). Only a weak correlation was observed between QoL and ADL (r= 0.167, p= 0.15). Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that overall burden scores and income were associated with QoL, explaining 20% of the overall variance of the caregiver’s QoL. Conclusion: Further research is necessary to investigate which additional domains determine QoL and further our understanding of the factors that may reduce the burden imposed on dementia caregivers.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Psychogeriatricsen_US
dc.rights© Cambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectCaregiversen_US
dc.subjectDementiaen_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.titleFactors associated with quality of life among family members of patients with dementia in Cyprusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus Institute of Neurology and Geneticsen_US
dc.collaborationMinistry of Healthen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.subject.categoryBasic Medicineen_US
dc.journalsSubscriptionen_US
dc.reviewPeer Revieweden
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.subject.fieldMedical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S104161021300224Xen_US
dc.dept.handle123456789/118en
dc.relation.issue3en_US
dc.relation.volume26en_US
cut.common.academicyear2020-2021en_US
dc.identifier.spage443en_US
dc.identifier.epage452en_US
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item.openairecristypehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501-
item.openairetypearticle-
item.languageiso639-1en-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-2090-5555-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-6358-8591-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-5128-3651-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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