Longitudinal effect of dementia carers' sense of coherence on burden.

Background: A sense of coherence (SOC) could help us better understand why there are individuals who cope better than others in similar situations. The study aimed to assess the effect of SOC on the course of burden reports in relatives of persons with dementia.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 156 dementia carers.

Caregivers' Sense of Coherence: Implications on Direct and Indirect Costs of Dementia Care.

Background: Dementia care is associated with physical, emotional, and monetary impact on the informal carers providing unpaid care. Differences in the personal characteristics of caregivers may help explain the variations in the costs of dementia care.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of caregivers' sense of coherence (SOC) on direct and indirect costs in dementia care.

Antonovsky's sense of coherence and resistance resources reduce perception of burden in family carers of people with Alzheimer's disease.

Taking care of people with dementia (PWD) has been associated with some degree of burden. The variability of the carer's burden can be partially explained by their personal characteristics. Antonovsky's model of health defined the resistance resources (RRs) as essential mechanisms to cope with stressors, and to shape the personal sense of coherence (SOC).

Cognition and its association with the factors of the EURO-D: Suffering and Motivation. Findings from SHARE Wave 6.

Unlabelled: The aims of this study were (1) to analyse the relationship between cognition and clinical and sociodemographic variables, (2) to explore the relationship between cognitive tests and factors of EURO-D depression scale (Suffering and Motivation), and (3) to determine the relevance of cognition with respect to clinical and sociodemographic variables in the scores of the EURO-D factors.

Method: About 63 755 participants in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) Wave 6 (2015) were included. Instruments are as follows: the SHARE study, the EURO-D scale, and cognitive tests.

Factor structure of depressive symptoms using the EURO-D scale in the over-50s in Europe. Findings from the SHARE project.

Objectives: The aims of this study are: to analyze the factor structure of the EURO-D depression scale; to explore the variables associated with depressive symptoms in the total sample and in the EURO-D factors; and to compare the presence of depressive symptoms and the factor distribution in 15 European countries.

Method: 62,182 participants in Wave 5 (2013) of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) were included.

Instruments: The SHARE study and the EURO-D scale.

Kinship and cohabitation in relation to caregiver burden in the context of Alzheimer's disease: a 24-month longitudinal study.

Objectives: The aims of the study were to identify the clinical characteristics of three groups of caregivers: spouses, live-in adult-child or non-live-in adult-child, and their relation to the degree of perceived burden (Caregiver Burden Interview).

Methods: The sample comprised 275 Alzheimer's disease primary caregivers, with a follow-up of 24 months. Cognitive, functional and behavioural characteristics were evaluated in persons with dementia, whilst sociodemographic data, use of socio-medical resources, physical and mental health and self-perceived burden were assessed in caregivers.

Depression and associated variables in people over 50 years in Spain.

Introduction: Depression is a common and disabling psychiatric disorder in adulthood and is associated with higher mortality and functional disability.

Objectives: To determine the association between clinical and sociodemographic variables with depression in a sample of people over 50 years old living in Spain, and compare the prevalence of depression with the other Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement (SHARE) countries.

Material And Methods: There were 5,830 participants in the Spanish sample of the Wave 5, 2013, of SHARE.

Consequences of Anosognosia on the Cost of Caregivers' Care in Alzheimer's Disease.

Background: Anosognosia is common in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it is frequently related to an increase in time of care demand.

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of anosognosia on the total costs of informal care in patients with AD.

Methods: This was a prospective longitudinal study with community-dwelling AD patients.

The Longitudinal Association Between a Discrepancy Measure of Anosognosia in Patients with Dementia, Caregiver Burden and Depression.

Background: According to cross-sectional studies, there is an association between anosognosia in people with dementia and caregiver's burden and depression. Anosognosia in patients may be a cause of caregiver burden and depression. However, variability in caregiver anosognosia ratings may exist as caregivers with burden and depression may have a more pessimistic view of the patients' health.

Course and Determinants of Anosognosia in Alzheimer's Disease: A 12-Month Follow-up.

Anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been associated with greater cognitive impairment and more behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). This study examines the incidence, persistence, and remission rates of anosognosia over a 12-month period, as well as the related risk factors. This was an observational 12-month prospective study.

[The influence of anosognosia and depression on the perceived quality of life of patients with Alzheimer's disease: a 12 months follow-up].

Introduction: Anosognosia and depression can influence perceptions of the patient's quality of life (QoL-p) in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Aim: To explore changes in perceived QoL-p in AD and the influence that depression and anosognosia can have on both patient and caregiver ratings.

Patients And Methods: Observational, analytical and longitudinal study over 12 months of a consecutive sample of 221 outpatients.

Abridged scale for the screening anosognosia in patients with dementia.

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to validate an abridged version of the Anosognosia Questionnaire--Dementia (AQ-D) for screening anosognosia in daily practice. The authors reduce the AQ-D from 30 items to 9, with a large sample (n = 352) of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). The Cronbach α was .

[Prevalence of anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease].

Background And Objective: Anosognosia is a disorder that affects the clinical presentation of Alzheimer's disease (AD), increasing in frequency with the evolution of AD. The objective was to determine the prevalence of anosognosia and analyze the associated factors and predictors.

Patients And Method: Multicenter transversal and observational study of 345 AD patients.

[Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. A follow three or more years of a sample of patients].

Introduction: The rates of cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease show variations due to various factors. AIM. To determine the influence of age, education, gender, activities of daily living (ADL) and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (IAChE) and memantine in the rhythm and rate of cognitive decline.

Burden associated with the presence of anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease.

Objectives: Anosognosia is the lack of deficit awareness, and it is a common symptom in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between anosognosia and caregiver burden.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, analytical study of patients who were diagnosed with AD and their caregivers.

Differential features of burden between spouse and adult-child caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: an exploratory comparative design.

Background: Research into burden among spouse and adult-child caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease has generated contradictory results as regards the group which suffers the greatest burden and the factors underlying any differences.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to identify and compare the factors associated with caregiver burden among spouse and adult-child caregivers.

Design: Cross-sectional analytic study.

Factors related to perceived quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the patient's perception compared with that of caregivers.

Aims: To compare care recipient and caregiver perceptions of quality of life in patients (QoL-p) with Alzheimer's disease (AD). To identify associated factors, and the concordances-discrepancies.

Method: Cross-sectional analytic study of 236 patients and their carers using the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QoL-AD) scale, socio-demographic data and clinical examination.