Sun Kyung Kim1, Myonghwa Park1, Yunhwan Lee2, Seong Hye Choi3, So Young Moon4, Sang Won Seo5, Kyung Won Park6, Bon D Ku7, Hyun Jeong Han8, Kee Hyung Park9, Seol-Heui Han10, Eun-Joo Kim11, Jae-Hong Lee12, Sun A Park13, Yong S Shim14, Jong Hun Kim15, Chang Hyung Hong16, Duk L Na5, Byoung Seok Ye17, Hee Jin Kim5, Yeonsil Moon10. 1. College of Nursing,Chungnam National University,Daejeon,Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health,Ajou University,School of Medicine,Suwon,Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Neurology,Inha University School of Medicine,Incheon,Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Neurology,Ajou University School of Medicine,Suwon,Republic of Korea. 5. Department of Neurology,Samsung Medical Center,Seoul,Republic of Korea. 6. Department of Neurology,Dong-A University College of Medicine,Republic of Korea,Pusan,Republic of Korea. 7. Department of Neurology,Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine,Gangneung,Republic of Korea. 8. Department of Neurology,Myongji Hospital,Goyang,Republic of Korea. 9. Department of Neurology,Gachon University Gil Medical Center,Incheon,Republic of Korea. 10. Department of Neurology,Konkuk University College of Medicine,Seoul,Republic of Korea. 11. Department of Neurology,Pusan National University School of Medicine,Pusan,Republic of Korea. 12. Department of Neurology,University of Ulsan College of Medicine,Seoul,Republic of Korea. 13. Department of Neurology,Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital,Bucheon,Republic of Korea. 14. Department of Neurology,College of Medicine,The Catholic University of Korea,Bucheon,Republic of Korea. 15. Department of Neurology,Ilsan Hospital,National Health Insurance Service,Ilsan,Republic of Korea. 16. Department of Psychiatry,Ajou University School of Medicine,Suwon,Republic of Korea. 17. Department of Neurology,Yonsei University College of Medicine,Seoul,Republic of Korea,CARE (Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Research) Investigators.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Personality may predispose family caregivers to experience caregiving differently in similar situations and influence the outcomes of caregiving. A limited body of research has examined the role of some personality traits for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) in relation to burden and depression. METHODS: Data from a large clinic-based national study in South Korea, the Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Research (CARE), were analyzed (N = 476). Path analysis was performed to explore the association between family caregivers' personality traits and HRQoL. With depression and burden as mediating factors, direct and indirect associations between five personality traits and HRQoL of family caregivers were examined. RESULTS: Results demonstrated the mediating role of caregiver burden and depression in linking two personality traits (neuroticism and extraversion) and HRQoL. Neuroticism and extraversion directly and indirectly influenced the mental HRQoL of caregivers. Neuroticism and extraversion only indirectly influenced their physical HRQoL. Neuroticism increased the caregiver's depression, whereas extraversion decreased it. Neuroticism only was mediated by burden to influence depression and mental and physical HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS: Personality traits can influence caregiving outcomes and be viewed as an individual resource of the caregiver. A family caregiver's personality characteristics need to be assessed for tailoring support programs to get the optimal benefits from caregiver interventions.
BACKGROUND: Personality may predispose family caregivers to experience caregiving differently in similar situations and influence the outcomes of caregiving. A limited body of research has examined the role of some personality traits for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) in relation to burden and depression. METHODS: Data from a large clinic-based national study in South Korea, the Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Research (CARE), were analyzed (N = 476). Path analysis was performed to explore the association between family caregivers' personality traits and HRQoL. With depression and burden as mediating factors, direct and indirect associations between five personality traits and HRQoL of family caregivers were examined. RESULTS: Results demonstrated the mediating role of caregiver burden and depression in linking two personality traits (neuroticism and extraversion) and HRQoL. Neuroticism and extraversion directly and indirectly influenced the mental HRQoL of caregivers. Neuroticism and extraversion only indirectly influenced their physical HRQoL. Neuroticism increased the caregiver's depression, whereas extraversion decreased it. Neuroticism only was mediated by burden to influence depression and mental and physical HRQoL. CONCLUSIONS: Personality traits can influence caregiving outcomes and be viewed as an individual resource of the caregiver. A family caregiver's personality characteristics need to be assessed for tailoring support programs to get the optimal benefits from caregiver interventions.
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Keywords:
carers; dementia; depression; quality of life
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