Comparing dementia caregivers and healthy controls in mental health and health related quality of life in Cali, Colombia

Brenna  Posner; Megan  Sutter; Paul B. Perrin; Guillermo  Ramirez Hoyos; Jacqueline  Arabia Buraye; Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

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dc.creator	Brenna Posner
dc.creator	Megan Sutter
dc.creator	Paul B. Perrin
dc.creator	Guillermo Ramirez Hoyos
dc.creator	Jacqueline Arabia Buraye
dc.creator	Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-22T20:29:09Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-22T20:29:09Z
dc.identifier	http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=21337152001
dc.identifier.uri	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/105308
dc.description	Dementia caregivers are at risk for stress, depression, and a multitude of negative health outcomes, yet little research has examined the extent of these issues in caregivers from Latin America. The purpose of this study was to compare the mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of dementia caregivers to healthy controls in Cali, Colombia. Ninety dementia caregivers and 51 healthy controls completed measures of depression, satisfaction with life, stress, and HRQOL. Although it was hypothesized that dementia caregivers would report lower levels of mental health and HRQOL than controls, caregivers only reported higher depression levels. This finding suggests that dementia caregivers in this region, even when they have access to health care, are in need of mental health services and other caregiving resources. Such interventions would likely improve the mental health of caregivers and quality of care that caregivers are able to provide for individuals facing dementia.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Universidad del Norte
dc.relation	http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=213
dc.rights	Psicología desde el Caribe
dc.source	Psicología desde el Caribe (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.32
dc.subject	Psicología
dc.subject	Dementia caregivers
dc.subject	mental health
dc.subject	health related quality of life
dc.subject	Latin America
dc.title	Comparing dementia caregivers and healthy controls in mental health and health related quality of life in Cali, Colombia
dc.type	artículo científico