Quality of life of elderly with Alzheimer's disease: a comparative study between the patients and the caregivers report.
This paper aimed to compare the reports of patients and caregivers about how they perceive quality of life (QoL) in general and each of its dimensions in elderly with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The participants were elderly diagnosed with AD (n=53) attended by the Exceptional Medication Program in a city in the interior of Sao Paulo; and their respective family caregivers. The QoL measures were obtained through the Quality of Life Assessment Scale on Alzheimer's Disease. The results showed statistically significant differences in the memory (p<0.05) and you in general (p<0.005) dimensions. Regarding the final score, the average in the patients version was 29.32 points (sd=6.27), against 28.33 points (sd=5.58) in the family version, p>0.100. Although the relative and patient reports were not identical, the results pointed to a high level of consistency among information.
Inouye
Keika
K
Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brazil. keikain@terra.com.br
Pedrazzani
Elisete Silva
ES
Pavarini
Sofia Cristina Iost
SC
Toyoda
Cristina Yoshie
CY
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology; D001938:Brazil; D017028:Caregivers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors