TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of cognitive performance and aspects of the care context in elderly caregivers in Brazil: a follow-up study
AU - Ottaviani, Ana Carolina
AU - Bregola, Allan Gustavo
AU - Terassi, Mariélli
AU - Luchesi, Bruna Moretti
AU - Souza, Érica Nestor
AU - de Oliveira, Nathalia Alves
AU - Fraga, Francisco José
AU - Pavarini, Sofia Cristina Iost
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Cognitive health is important for the quality of life and well-being of elderly caregivers. Cognitive impairments can negatively affect the ability to care for oneself and others. Objective: To compare cognitive performance and aspects of the care context in elderly caregivers of older adults in a three-year follow-up investigation Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted of 61 elderly caregivers treated in primary care in a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo with data collected in 2014 and 2017. Sociodemographic characteristics, the care context, cognition, performance for activities of daily living, burden and depressive symptoms were collected in individual interviews. Data analysis was performed to compare categorical and continuous variables. Results: Significant increases were found between baseline and follow-up for the language domain score of the cognitive evaluation (p=0.024), receipt of material support (p=0.020), time providing care (p=0.045) and dependence of elderly care recipient for basic activities of daily living (p=0.042). Conclusion: Elderly caregivers performed better on the domain of language, received more material/financial support, spent more time on care and reported greater dependence of the elderly care recipient.
AB - Cognitive health is important for the quality of life and well-being of elderly caregivers. Cognitive impairments can negatively affect the ability to care for oneself and others. Objective: To compare cognitive performance and aspects of the care context in elderly caregivers of older adults in a three-year follow-up investigation Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted of 61 elderly caregivers treated in primary care in a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo with data collected in 2014 and 2017. Sociodemographic characteristics, the care context, cognition, performance for activities of daily living, burden and depressive symptoms were collected in individual interviews. Data analysis was performed to compare categorical and continuous variables. Results: Significant increases were found between baseline and follow-up for the language domain score of the cognitive evaluation (p=0.024), receipt of material support (p=0.020), time providing care (p=0.045) and dependence of elderly care recipient for basic activities of daily living (p=0.042). Conclusion: Elderly caregivers performed better on the domain of language, received more material/financial support, spent more time on care and reported greater dependence of the elderly care recipient.
KW - Aged
KW - Caregivers
KW - Cognition
KW - Mental health
KW - Primary health care
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U2 - 10.1590/1980-57642020dn14-020009
DO - 10.1590/1980-57642020dn14-020009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086394491
SN - 1980-5764
VL - 14
SP - 159
EP - 164
JO - Dementia e Neuropsychologia
JF - Dementia e Neuropsychologia
IS - 2
ER -
