Effect of caregiver characteristics on dementia management strategies

ABSTRACT Caregiving has an important influence on the prognosis of dementia, particularly regarding the management strategy implemented. Therefore, evaluating which characteristics of caregivers can influence the choice of a particular strategy for managing dementia is needed. Objective: To evaluate the association between characteristics of caregivers and their management strategies as applied to patients with dementia. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 45 professional caregivers from two nursing homes in Porto Alegre, Brazil, was conducted. Age, gender, education, years as a caregiver, income, burden, depressive and anxiety symptoms and dementia management strategies were evaluated for all participants. Pearson's or Spearman's correlation tests were applied according to the variable distribution (parametric or non-parametric). Bivariate correlation analysis was applied. P

摘要 照护（Caregiving）对痴呆症（dementia）患者的预后具有重要影响，尤其体现在所采用的管理策略方面。因此，亟需明确照护者的哪些特征会影响痴呆症管理策略的选择。
研究目的：评估痴呆症患者照护者的自身特征与其所采用的管理策略之间的关联。
方法：本研究为横断面研究，招募了来自巴西阿雷格里港两家养老院的45名专职照护者作为研究对象。对所有参与者的年龄、性别、受教育程度、照护工龄、收入水平、照护负担、抑郁与焦虑症状，以及痴呆症管理策略等信息进行了评估。根据变量分布类型（参数分布或非参数分布），分别采用皮尔逊（Pearson）相关检验或斯皮尔曼（Spearman）相关检验进行分析，同时开展双变量相关分析。P