Factors Related to the Quality of Life in Family Carers of People With Dementia: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This meta-analysis aimed to (1) quantitatively synthesize evidence of factors related to the quality of life (QoL) of family carers of people with dementia and (2) explore moderating factors that may influence the strength of the relationship between such potential predictive factors and carer QoL.

Methods

Studies that investigated correlations between patient/carer factors and QoL in unpaid family carers of people with dementia and were published in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or Japanese were included.

Results

Thirty-three studies were identified. The pooled correlations with carer QoL (effect size) were significantly large for depression (-0.58), significantly moderate for subjective burden (-0.47), and significantly small for people with dementia's ne

SUBMITTER: Contreras ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8326913 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature