Addressing relationship quality of people with dementia and their family carers: which profiles require most support?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The quality of the relationship between persons with dementia and family carers influences health and quality-of-life outcomes. Little is known regarding those at higher risk of experiencing a decline in relationship quality, who could potentially benefit the most from interventions. We aimed to identify these risk profiles and explore the underlying factors.

Methods

We applied a latent profile analysis to relationship quality data from a 1-year follow-up of 350 dyads of persons with dementia and their informal carers from the Actifcare cohort in eight European countries. Assessments included sociodemographic, clinical, functional, psychosocial and quality-of-life measures. Relationship quality was assessed with the Positive Affect Index. A discriminant analysis ex

SUBMITTER: Marques MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11422148 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature