Caregivers of people with dementia and mental health during COVID-19: findings from a cross-sectional study.

The dataset was generated during a cross sectional survey conducted in May-June 2020, aimed at exploring the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on mental health of caregivers of people with dementia. Data come from a sample of 571 caregivers of people with dementia living in Italy and Southern Switzerland. We registered socio-demographic characteristics, and information about the relationship with the care recipient, dementia subtype, care inputs from others, and the need of care of the person with dementia.  We measured caregiver burden with the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), psychological distress with the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and perceived isolation with the 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale (UCLALS3).

本数据集采集于2020年5月至6月开展的一项横断面调查（cross sectional survey），旨在探究新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情对痴呆症患者照料者心理健康的影响。数据来源于意大利与瑞士南部地区的571名痴呆症患者照料者样本。本研究记录了照料者的社会人口学特征、与被照料者的亲属关系、痴呆亚型、他人提供的照料支持，以及痴呆患者的照料需求。研究采用扎利斯负担访谈量表（Zarit Burden Interview, ZBI）评估照料者负担，使用抑郁、焦虑与压力量表（Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, DASS-21）评估心理困扰状况，并通过3条目加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表（3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale, UCLALS3）衡量感知社交孤立程度。