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| Evaluation of the dementia carers situation in Russia | | Author(s) | Vera Golimbet, Vladimir Trubnikov |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 1, January 2001 |
| Pages | pp 94-99 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Dementia ; Evaluation ; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. |
| Annotation | Predictors of Russian carers' quality of life and psychological morbidity was assessed with regard to 83 carers of people with dementia (15 males and 68 females aged 19 to 72). Relationships to the person with dementia were daughters (52%), spouses (8%), sons (12%), and others (28%). The Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL BREF) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were administered. A large number of carers do not use services provided by health and social services in Russia. The most commonly received service appears to be health services (doctor visits and short-term hospital admission). Aids to daily living from social services were unknown to most carers. Female carers were found to report lower QOL mean scores in G4 (health in general) and D1 (physical) domain, and were significantly more stressed on the GHQ compared to male carers. Daughters were less satisfied with QOL in G$, D1, D3 (social relationship) and D4 (environmental) domains than other relatives. Carers of dementia sufferers, especially daughters, need more attention from social and health services in Russia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010227218 A |
| Classmark | P6: F:59: D:F:5HH: EA: 4C: 7AA |
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