Aim: To longitudinally describe stroke caregivers’ quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden and to identify predictors of stroke caregivers’ quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden. Background: Caregivers have a key role in stroke survivor care and the first year of caregiving is the most challenging. To give tailored interventions, it is important to capture changes and identify predictors of caregiver quality of life, anxiety, depres- sion and burden during the first year. Design: A 12-month longitudinal study. Data were collected between June 2013– May 2016. Methods: Changes in stroke caregiver quality of life, anxiety and depression and burden and their predictors were identified using linear mixed-effects models. Results: The caregivers (N = 244) were 53 years old and mostly female. Caregiver quality of life did not change significantly over the 12 months, anxiety and depres- sion decreased up to 9 months and caregiver burden decreased from baseline to 3 months, then increased up to 9 months. Higher caregiver quality of life was pre- dicted by caregiver younger age, higher education, living with a stroke survivor, sur- vivor older age and higher physical functioning; higher anxiety and depression were predicted by older caregiver age and younger survivor age; higher burden was pre- dicted by caregiver male gender, the caregiver not living with survivor and survivor lower physical functioning. Conclusion: The first 9 months of caregiving are particularly problematic for care- givers. The trajectories of the above variables and their predictors may be useful for policy makers, clinicians, investigators and educators to give better care to stroke caregivers and their survivors

Pucciarelli, G., Ausili, D., Galbussera, A.a., Rebora, P., Savini, S., Simeone, S., et al. (2018). Quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden among stroke caregivers: A longitudinal, observational multicentre study. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 74(8), 1875-1887 [10.1111/jan.13695].

Quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden among stroke caregivers: A longitudinal, observational multicentre study

Pucciarelli G.
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Savini S.
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Alvaro R.
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Vellone E.
Membro del Collaboration Group
2018-01-01

Abstract

Aim: To longitudinally describe stroke caregivers’ quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden and to identify predictors of stroke caregivers’ quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden. Background: Caregivers have a key role in stroke survivor care and the first year of caregiving is the most challenging. To give tailored interventions, it is important to capture changes and identify predictors of caregiver quality of life, anxiety, depres- sion and burden during the first year. Design: A 12-month longitudinal study. Data were collected between June 2013– May 2016. Methods: Changes in stroke caregiver quality of life, anxiety and depression and burden and their predictors were identified using linear mixed-effects models. Results: The caregivers (N = 244) were 53 years old and mostly female. Caregiver quality of life did not change significantly over the 12 months, anxiety and depres- sion decreased up to 9 months and caregiver burden decreased from baseline to 3 months, then increased up to 9 months. Higher caregiver quality of life was pre- dicted by caregiver younger age, higher education, living with a stroke survivor, sur- vivor older age and higher physical functioning; higher anxiety and depression were predicted by older caregiver age and younger survivor age; higher burden was pre- dicted by caregiver male gender, the caregiver not living with survivor and survivor lower physical functioning. Conclusion: The first 9 months of caregiving are particularly problematic for care- givers. The trajectories of the above variables and their predictors may be useful for policy makers, clinicians, investigators and educators to give better care to stroke caregivers and their survivors
2018
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/45 - SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE GENERALI, CLINICHE E PEDIATRICHE
Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA
English
Con Impact Factor ISI
anxiety; burden; caregiver; depression; longitudinal design; nursing; quality of life; stroke
Pucciarelli, G., Ausili, D., Galbussera, A.a., Rebora, P., Savini, S., Simeone, S., et al. (2018). Quality of life, anxiety, depression and burden among stroke caregivers: A longitudinal, observational multicentre study. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, 74(8), 1875-1887 [10.1111/jan.13695].
Pucciarelli, G; Ausili, D; Galbussera, Aa; Rebora, P; Savini, S; Simeone, S; Alvaro, R; Vellone, E
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