{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Singh Solorzano C"],"funding":["Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente)","Alzheimer&apos;s Association","Alzheimer's Association"],"pagination":["e70412"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12411668"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["21(9)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Receiving an Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis can be a distressing experience, for both the individual with the condition and the family. This cross-sectional study explored whether the disclosure of AD diagnosis generated post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) in caregivers and how this affected their psychological well-being.<h4>Methods</h4>Seventy-nine caregivers completed the Impact of Event Scale to assess any PTSSs related to the memory of AD disclosure and clinical scales to assess current psychological distress.<h4>Results</h4>After a mean of 3 years, 46% of caregivers showed moderate-to-severe PTSS (mean ± SD = 35.4 ± 6.8) related to the memory of AD disclosure. Compared to caregivers with subclinical/mild PTSSs, they reported significantly higher levels of "],"journal":["Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association"],"pubmed_title":["The psychological impact of the disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease on informal caregivers."],"pmcid":["PMC12411668"],"funding_grant_id":["AACSF-22-924470","AACSF‐22‐924470"],"pubmed_authors":["Passeggia I","Bonomini C","Festari C","Pievani M","Frisoni GB","Zanetti O","Rosini S","Singh Solorzano C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The psychological impact of the disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease on informal caregivers.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Receiving an Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis can be a distressing experience, for both the individual with the condition and the family. This cross-sectional study explored whether the disclosure of AD diagnosis generated post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) in caregivers and how this affected their psychological well-being.<h4>Methods</h4>Seventy-nine caregivers completed the Impact of Event Scale to assess any PTSSs related to the memory of AD disclosure and clinical scales to assess current psychological distress.<h4>Results</h4>After a mean of 3 years, 46% of caregivers showed moderate-to-severe PTSS (mean ± SD = 35.4 ± 6.8) related to the memory of AD disclosure. Compared to caregivers with subclinical/mild PTSSs, they reported significantly higher levels of ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-06-03T02:16:48.073Z","creation":"2026-04-23T03:09:41.043Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12411668","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40908671"],"doi":["10.1002/alz.70412"]}}