[Norway] Quality of life and relationships in caregivers of people with dementia. A gender perspective

[Norway] Quality of life and relationships in caregivers of people with dementia. A gender perspective
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; Heidi Bjørge, Kari Kvaal, Ingun Ulstein; Jan-Dec 2024
Home-dwelling people with dementia rely on their family members to be able to stay at home. This affects the family caregivers' quality of life (QoL). Both male and female caregivers' depression influenced their QoL. For females, their own social distress influenced their QoL, and for males, their experience of their care receivers' overemotional attitude influenced their QoL. Significant gender-specific differences were found, indicating that gender must be considered when approving caregivers' needs and planning interventions for caregivers.