TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term caregiving after stroke
T2 - the impact on caregivers' quality of life.
AU - White, Carole L.
AU - Poissant, Lise
AU - Coté-LeBlanc, Genevieve
AU - Wood-Dauphinee, Sharon
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - This study examined the health-related quality of life (HRQL) and overall quality of life (QOL) of family caregivers of stroke survivors to determine changes over time and to identify QOL predictors. Caregivers were interviewed after 1.5 and 2 years of caregiving. The scores on the mental subscales were significantly lower than on the age- and sex-matched population norms. The most important predictors of QOL were the stroke survivor's behavioral disturbances and reintegration into normal patterns of living. Caregivers who reported fewer stroke-survivor behavioral disturbances and well-adjusted reintegration also reported a higher personal QOL. These results highlight the impact of a stroke on the caregiver's HRQL and QOL, even after 2 years, and the importance of interventions for caregivers.
AB - This study examined the health-related quality of life (HRQL) and overall quality of life (QOL) of family caregivers of stroke survivors to determine changes over time and to identify QOL predictors. Caregivers were interviewed after 1.5 and 2 years of caregiving. The scores on the mental subscales were significantly lower than on the age- and sex-matched population norms. The most important predictors of QOL were the stroke survivor's behavioral disturbances and reintegration into normal patterns of living. Caregivers who reported fewer stroke-survivor behavioral disturbances and well-adjusted reintegration also reported a higher personal QOL. These results highlight the impact of a stroke on the caregiver's HRQL and QOL, even after 2 years, and the importance of interventions for caregivers.
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U2 - 10.1097/01376517-200610000-00006
DO - 10.1097/01376517-200610000-00006
M3 - Article
C2 - 17069264
AN - SCOPUS:39049174554
SN - 0888-0395
VL - 38
SP - 354
EP - 360
JO - The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
JF - The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
IS - 5
ER -