TY - JOUR
T1 - Dementia Family Carers’ Quality of Life and Their Perceptions About Care-receivers’ Dementia Symptoms
T2 - The Role of Resilience
AU - Kalaitzaki, Argyroula
AU - Koukouli, Sofia
AU - Foukaki, Michaela Eirini
AU - Markakis, George
AU - Tziraki, Chariklia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Aim: The study examined (a) the relationship between caregivers’ (CG) quality of life (QoL) and their reports about care receivers’ dementia symptoms and (b) whether CG’s resilience would be a mediator in this relationship. Method: This was a cross-sectional study based on a purposeful sampling. Face-to-face structured interviews were conducted with 118 CGs (79% females, mean age = 59, SD = 12). CGs provided assessment of their QoL and resilience, and proxy assessments of people with dementia (PwD) symptoms (cognitive functioning, functional activity and behavioural problems (BP)). Results: The BP were the only perceived dementia symptoms associated with the CGs’ QoL. CGs’ resilience fully mediated the relationship between perceived BP and CGs’ QoL. Implications: Tailored training programs designed to improve CGs’ QoL should focus on strengthening their personal resources, such as skills to manage the behaviour problems exhibited by PwD and their resilience to adapt to self-perceived behaviour problems common to dementia.
AB - Aim: The study examined (a) the relationship between caregivers’ (CG) quality of life (QoL) and their reports about care receivers’ dementia symptoms and (b) whether CG’s resilience would be a mediator in this relationship. Method: This was a cross-sectional study based on a purposeful sampling. Face-to-face structured interviews were conducted with 118 CGs (79% females, mean age = 59, SD = 12). CGs provided assessment of their QoL and resilience, and proxy assessments of people with dementia (PwD) symptoms (cognitive functioning, functional activity and behavioural problems (BP)). Results: The BP were the only perceived dementia symptoms associated with the CGs’ QoL. CGs’ resilience fully mediated the relationship between perceived BP and CGs’ QoL. Implications: Tailored training programs designed to improve CGs’ QoL should focus on strengthening their personal resources, such as skills to manage the behaviour problems exhibited by PwD and their resilience to adapt to self-perceived behaviour problems common to dementia.
KW - family caregivers
KW - mediation
KW - personal resources
KW - positive psychology
KW - problematic behaviour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117358800&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/08982643211050206
DO - 10.1177/08982643211050206
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C2 - 34664525
AN - SCOPUS:85117358800
SN - 0898-2643
VL - 34
SP - 581
EP - 590
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
IS - 4-5
ER -