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AbstractBackgroundAlzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that results in total cognitive impairment and functional decline. Family members are the most usual caregivers worldwide, resulting in an increasing total burden and a subsequent degradation of their quality of life.ObjectivesTo evaluate the burden of care and quality of life among informal caregivers to Alzheimer patients in Egypt.MethodsA descriptive research design was used. The study was conducted at outpatient clinics of El-Abbasya Mental Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. This study included 550 informal caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Data were gathered through questionnaires using the Sociodemographic Profile of Family Caregivers, an adopted version of the Montgomery Borgatta Caregiver Burden scale, and Health-Related Quality of Life Scale.ResultsNearly three quarters (73.5%) of the informal caregivers were female. Additionally, the physical burden among the informal caregivers was the highest (21.58 ± 8.13), while the psychological burden was the lowest (7.48 ± 25.35). Besides, around one-third (30%) of the informal caregivers had a total poor quality of life.Significance of resultsTotal burden among informal caregivers of Alzheimer patients was relatively high (64.71 ± 26.86). Moreover, less than one-tenth (8%) of the informal caregivers for Alzheimer’s patients had a good quality of life, whereas more than half (62%) of them had an average quality of life. In the Egyptian context, ongoing health education initiatives for those who care for Alzheimer patients are essential, and additional research employing large study sample sizes in varied contexts is strongly advised.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology,General Medicine,General Nursing
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