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October 12, 2025Journal of Advanced Nursing

The Association Between Caregiving Context and the Health and Well‐Being of Carers and Their Care Recipients Living With Dementia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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CLC. LeeYJYun‐Hee JeonJFJudith Fethney

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Overview

Cross-sectional study shows caregiving context affects health-related quality of life in dementia dyads, indicating carer burden's mediating role.

Key Points

  • Spouse/partner caregiving relationship significantly improves client well-being, reducing depressive symptoms.
  • Higher carer burden closely links to reduced functional ability and lower quality of life for clients and carers alike.
  • Multivariable regression models revealed that including carer burden explained significant variance in health outcomes.
  • Carer burden mediates functions between additional caring responsibilities and client depression, highlighting its importance.

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Lee et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ec1be02b8fa9b2b78ad13bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70278
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