Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia are highly prevalent worldwide. People who suffer from these disorders often receive in-home care and assistance from family members, who must dedicate a considerable amount of time to the care recipient. The study of family caregivers’ psy...
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| author | María Cristina Lopes Dos Santos María Victoria Navarta-Sánchez José Antonio Moler Ignacio García-Lautre Sagrario Anaut-Bravo Mari Carmen Portillo |
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| description | Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia are highly prevalent worldwide. People who suffer from these disorders often receive in-home care and assistance from family members, who must dedicate a considerable amount of time to the care recipient. The study of family caregivers’ psychosocial adjustment to the degenerative processes of both conditions is of interest due to the implications for the quality of life of both the care receiver and the caregiver, as well as other family members. This study compares the psychosocial adjustment of family members who care for people with dementia and Parkinson’s disease and identifies the main sociodemographic variables that affect the processes of adjustment to both conditions. To this end, the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS-SR) and a sociodemographic form were administered to 157 family caregivers in Navarre, Spain. The results show that adjustment to the disease in family caregivers of people with Parkinson’s disease and dementia is, in general, satisfactory and related to variables such as place of residence, income, and employment status. The illness itself (Parkinson’s or dementia), however, is found to be the most influential variable in the level of psychosocial adjustment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9b174e9654b7409692818069e7bb32002025-02-03T06:46:29ZengWileyParkinson's Disease2090-80832042-00802020-01-01202010.1155/2020/20868342086834Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative StudyMaría Cristina Lopes Dos Santos0María Victoria Navarta-Sánchez1José Antonio Moler2Ignacio García-Lautre3Sagrario Anaut-Bravo4Mari Carmen Portillo5Department of Sociology and Social Work, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Nursing. Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Statistics, Information Technology and Mathematics, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Statistics, Information Technology and Mathematics, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, SpainARC Wessex, NIHR, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UKNeurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia are highly prevalent worldwide. People who suffer from these disorders often receive in-home care and assistance from family members, who must dedicate a considerable amount of time to the care recipient. The study of family caregivers’ psychosocial adjustment to the degenerative processes of both conditions is of interest due to the implications for the quality of life of both the care receiver and the caregiver, as well as other family members. This study compares the psychosocial adjustment of family members who care for people with dementia and Parkinson’s disease and identifies the main sociodemographic variables that affect the processes of adjustment to both conditions. To this end, the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS-SR) and a sociodemographic form were administered to 157 family caregivers in Navarre, Spain. The results show that adjustment to the disease in family caregivers of people with Parkinson’s disease and dementia is, in general, satisfactory and related to variables such as place of residence, income, and employment status. The illness itself (Parkinson’s or dementia), however, is found to be the most influential variable in the level of psychosocial adjustment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2086834 |
| spellingShingle | María Cristina Lopes Dos Santos María Victoria Navarta-Sánchez José Antonio Moler Ignacio García-Lautre Sagrario Anaut-Bravo Mari Carmen Portillo Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study Parkinson's Disease |
| title | Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study |
| title_full | Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study |
| title_short | Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study |
| title_sort | psychosocial adjustment of in home caregivers of family members with dementia and parkinson s disease a comparative study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2086834 |
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