The influence of caregiver burden on sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction in couples with an Alzheimer spouse | Zendy

Simonelli C. | Zendy; Tripodi F. | Zendy; Rossi R. | Zendy; Fabrizi A. | Zendy; Lembo D. | Zendy; Cosmi V. | Zendy; Pierleoni L. | Zendy

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The influence of caregiver burden on sexual intimacy and marital satisfaction in couples with an Alzheimer spouse

Author(s) -

Simonelli C.,

Tripodi F.,

Rossi R.,

Fabrizi A.,

Lembo D.,

Cosmi V.,

Pierleoni L.

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of clinical practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1742-1241

pISSN - 1368-5031

DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01506.x

Subject(s) - spouse , medicine , marital status , bivariate analysis , sexual function , univariate analysis , caregiver burden , clinical psychology , analysis of variance , dementia , quality of life (healthcare) , demography , correlation , multivariate analysis , gerontology , disease , population , statistics , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , nursing , sociology , anthropology

Summary Objective: This study investigates affective and sexual dimensions in partners involved as caregivers of Alzheimer dementia (AD) subjects. A negative correlation between burden of the caregiver and sexual‐affective quality of life was assumed. Design and methods: Hundred participants with AD partner (33 male, 67 female), aged between 55 and 85 years were recruited and data were collected from the Caregiver Burden Inventory scale and a semi‐structured interview that included demographic information, medical history, relationship and sexual satisfaction, and current sexual function. AD group was compared with a control group (CG) ( N = 100) matched for age, sex, education and marital status on measures of the semi‐structured interview. Data were analysed using frequency count, univariate analysis (chi‐squared and ANOVA) and bivariate correlation. Results: The findings revealed that mean burden level was 31.59 (SD 19.51). A difference between experimental and CGs was found for sexual and affective marital satisfaction (p < 0.05). The same variables showed a rather negative correlation with total burden levels (r = −0.374, p < 0.001; r = −0.448, p < 0.001).

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