Abstract：
OBJECTIVES:The main objective is to examine the sense of coherence (SOC) of spouse caregivers. The aim was further investigate the association of SOC, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), depressive symptoms, distress and how severity of Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects SOC. METHOD:17O patient-spouse caregiver dyads in which the patient has recently diagnosed mild AD. Caregivers completed SOC scale (SOC-29), HRQoL (15D), Beck depression and general health questionnaire scale. The assessment of AD-related symptoms was made using mini mental state examination, clinical dementia rating, neuropsychiatric inventory and functional performance using activities of daily living (ADCS-ADL) scale. RESULTS:Male caregivers' SOC was significantly higher than female caregivers. The main predictor for low SOC was depression, with 37% of spousal caregivers reporting depressive symptoms. Women reported more depressive symptoms and distress. Caregivers' HRQoL was as high as 0.8714, and a significant correlation was found between SOC and depression, r = -0.632 and distress r = -0.579. Furthermore, significant correlations were found between HRQoL and depression (r = -0.572) and distress (r = -0.568). The main predictors for high HRQoL were female gender and low distress. CONCLUSION:Spouse caregivers with low SOC seem to be a vulnerable group of caregivers. The many negative effects of perceived health accumulate in these caregivers during the very early phases of the caregiving process. Vulnerable caregivers need to be recognized at the time of AD diagnosis so that they can receive psychological support and counselling in addition to prevent morbidity in these caregivers.
journal_name
Aging Ment Healthjournal_title
Aging & mental healthauthors
Välimäki TH,Vehviläinen-Julkunen KM,Pietilä AM,Pirttilä TAdoi
10.1080/13607860903046487subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-11-01 00:00:00pages
799-807issue
6eissn
1360-7863issn
1364-6915pii
916447520journal_volume
13pub_type
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