Longitudinal associations in dementia family caregivers of ambivalent feelings and disruptive behaviors with C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and D-dimer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Caregivers' ambivalent feelings toward the care recipient have been found to be associated with depression and anxiety. There is no research linking caregivers' ambivalent feelings and cardiovascular risk. This study was aimed to analyze longitudinally the effect of ambivalence on caregivers' cardiovascular risk, defined by circulating levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and D-dimer.

Method

Participants were 121 dementia family caregivers who were assessed three times during a 2-year period. Sociodemographic and health variables, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), ambivalent feelings, and C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, and D-dimer values were assessed. Mixed linear models were used to analyze the association

SUBMITTER: Losada-Baltar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11929127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature