Trajectories of health-related quality of life among family caregivers of individuals with dementia: A home-based caregiver-training program matters.

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Trajectories of health-related quality of life among family caregivers of individuals with dementia: A home-based caregiver-training program matters.

Geriatr Nurs. 2017 Mar - Apr;38(2):124-132

Authors: Kuo LM, Huang HL, Liang J, Kwok YT, Hsu WC, Liu CY, Shyu YL

Abstract
To determine distinct courses of change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among family caregivers of individuals with dementia and how participating in a home-based caregiver-training program affects the probability of belonging to each course. Sixty three caregivers were in the intervention group, and 66 caregivers were in the control group of a single-blinded randomized clinical trial. Two distinct trajectories of HRQoL were identified: a well-functioning trajectory and a poor-functioning trajectory. Caregivers who received the training program were more likely than those who did not have a well-functioning trajectory of HRQoL over 18 months. This trajectory included bodily pain (b = 1.02, odds ratio [OR] = 2.76), general health perception (b = 1.28, OR = 3.60), social functioning (b = 1.12, OR = 3.05), vitality (b = 1.51, OR = 4.49), general mental health (b = 1.08, OR = 2.94), and mental component summary (b = 1.27, OR = 3.55). Home-based caregiver training can be considered as part of the protocol for managing patients with dementia and their caregivers.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02667951.

PMID: 27720499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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