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P2‐289: Family caregivers’ satisfaction in dementia caregiving: Aspects of unmet needs and burden
Author(s) -
Park Myonghwa,
Choi Sora,
Lee Yunhee,
Kim Jinha,
Lee Song Ja,
Lee Hyeja,
Lee Dong Young
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.830
Subject(s) - dementia , dignity , family caregivers , caregiver burden , psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , disease , pathology , political science , law
stress on measures of sleep quality, stress and depression. Covariates tested included gender, age, and education. Results: Current caregivers (n1⁄426) were mostly female (69.2%). In models controlling for significant demographic covariates, current caregivers performed an average of 1.54 points lower on RAVLT Delayed Recall (F(1,128)1⁄45.04, p1⁄4.026, hp1⁄4.038) and 0.71 points worse on RAVLT Recognition (F(1, 131)1⁄45.08, p1⁄4.026, hp1⁄4.037) compared to past or never caregivers. No significant group differences were found on the other cognitive measures. Interestingly, self-reported stress, sleep quality, and depression did not differ between caregiving groups. Conclusions: In a sample of middle-aged adults, current caregiving was uniquely associated with lower performance in episodic memory. This finding was not explained by differences on indicators of stress, although caregiving burden was not directly assessed. Additionally, past caregiving was not associated with lower cognitive performance, suggesting that the negative cognitive consequences of caregiving may resolve over time. Further study is warranted to identify aspects of dementia caregiving that mediate the association between caregiving and memory performance.