title: [Family repercussions due to Alzheimer disease].
abstract: The authors evaluate the physical, psychological, family relations effects and socio-economic repercussions that the care of a patient suffering Alzheimer has on his/her relatives by means of a descriptive study based on interviews with the main caretaker and self-administered questionnaires filled in by the rest of the patient's family. The main caretaker profile is a woman who is the spouse of patient and has an average age of 64.5 years. 14.7% receive some payment for the care of the patient. The main caretaker's self-perception of her state of health is worse than that of other family members; furthermore, she has a greater sensation of being overloaded. Anxiety and depression are also present. Social and working relationships are considered to be sufficiently or very affected by 21.8% and 21.4% of the caretakers respectively. 30.3% believe their intrafamily relationships are negatively affected.
authors.affiliation: Universitarias en Enfermeria.
authors.forename: Gloria García
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Ocaña
authors.forename: Rebeca Gómez
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: Dolores Sáiz
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Vinuesa
authors.forename: Francisco López
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: De Castro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans