Journal article
The impact of care–recipient relationship type on health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults with dementia and their informal caregivers
Abstract
PurposeTo assess whether there was an association between care–recipient relationship type and health-related quality of life (HRQL) of older persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their informal caregivers, and whether this association was affected by PLWD’ dementia severity.MethodsThis was a secondary data analysis study. PLWD (n = 1230) and caregivers (n = 1871) were identified from participants in the National Health and Aging Trends Study …
Authors
Lai A; Richardson J; Griffith L; Kuspinar A; Smith-Turchyn J
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 31, No. 12, pp. 3377–3390
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2022
DOI
10.1007/s11136-022-03203-1
ISSN
0962-9343