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.

Locus coeruleus connectivity alterations in late-life major depressive disorder during a visual oddball task.

The Locus Coeruleus (LC) is the major source of noradrenergic neurotransmission. Structural alterations in the LC have been observed in neurodegenerative disorders and at-risk individuals, although functional connectivity studies between the LC and other brain areas have not been yet performed in these populations. Patients with late-life major depressive disorder (MDD) are indeed at increased risk for neurodegenerative disorders, and here we investigated LC connectivity in late-life MDD in comparison to individuals with amnestic type mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and healthy controls (HCs).

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.

[Depressive symptoms and burden in family caregivers in Alzheimer's disease: a model of structural equations].

Introduction: The care of patients with Alzheimer's disease increases the burden and depression of the main caregiver, although the relationship between the two is not clearly defined.

Aims: To explore the factors associated with depressive symptomatology and burden in the main caregiver and to apply a model of structural equations to identify the relationship between them.

Subjects And Methods: The sample consisted of 127 family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease, with a follow-up of 24 months.

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.