"Living Well" Trajectories Among Family Caregivers of People With Mild-to-Moderate Dementia in the IDEAL Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Understanding whether and how caregivers' capability to "live well" changes over time, and the factors associated with change, could help target effective caregiver support.

Methods

We analyzed 3 time points (12 months apart) of Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) cohort data from coresident spouse caregivers of community-dwelling individuals who had mild-to-moderate dementia at baseline, using latent growth and growth mixture models. Capability to "live well" was derived from measures of quality of life, well-being, and satisfaction with life.

Results

Data from 995 spouse caregivers at Time 1, 780 at Time 2, and 601 at Time 3 were included. The mean "living well" score decreased slightly over time. We identified 3 classes

SUBMITTER: Clare L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535787 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature