[Quality of life of elders with Alzheimer's disease and of their caregivers]. / Qualidade de vida de idosos com doença de Alzheimer e de seus cuidadores.
Rev Gaucha Enferm
; 32(4): 751-8, 2011 Dec.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22299278
The objective of the study was to identify the quality of life (QoL) of elders with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and of their caregivers. This is a descriptive-exploratory study carried out with 50 elders and caregivers in the city of Maringá, state of Paraná, Brazil. The data were collected from November, 2010, to January, 2011, with the use of the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease Scale. The average of the total scores for patients and caregivers were 26.36 and 35.04 points, respectively. The fields home (98%) and family (72%) presented greater satisfaction for both caregivers and elders. The fields memory and tasks (92%) for the caregivers, and leisure (52%) for the elders reached larger dissatisfaction indexes. It is considered that the caregiver's QoL reflects directly upon the care and, therefore, it should also be considered in the planning and implementation of care to the elderly with AD.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Cuidadores
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Gaucha Enferm
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil