Feeling Alone Together: Loneliness in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment and Their Family Caregivers with Low Mastery.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-14 DOI:10.1159/000536644

Pildoo Sung, Angelique Chan, Jeremy Lim-Soh

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Abstract

Introduction: Loneliness in older persons with cognitive impairment (PCI) may beget loneliness in their family caregivers, depending on buffering resources caregivers possess. This study examined the association between loneliness in older PCI and loneliness experienced by their family caregivers, and the moderating role of caregiver mastery in this association.

Methods: Dyadic data from 135 PCI and their family caregivers in Singapore were analyzed using multivariable regression. Loneliness was measured using a three-item UCLA loneliness scale. Mastery was assessed using a seven-item Pearlin instrument.

Results: Multivariable regression showed that PCI loneliness and caregiver loneliness were weakly associated, taking other covariates into account. Notably, a significant interaction between PCI loneliness and caregiver mastery was observed, indicating that PCI loneliness was associated with caregiver loneliness only when caregivers had low mastery.

Conclusion: Lonely PCI may share their feelings of loneliness with their caregivers, and this can lead to loneliness among caregivers if they have low mastery. Promoting caregiver mastery may help reduce caregiver loneliness, directly and indirectly as a buffer against PCI loneliness.

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共同感受孤独：有认知障碍的老年人及其家庭照顾者的孤独感。

导言认知障碍老年人（PCI）的孤独感可能会导致其家庭照顾者的孤独感，这取决于照顾者所拥有的缓冲资源。本研究探讨了认知障碍老年人（PCI）的孤独感与其家庭照顾者所经历的孤独感之间的关联，以及照顾者的主观能动性在这种关联中的调节作用：采用多元回归法分析了新加坡 135 名认知障碍老年人及其家庭照顾者的数据。孤独感采用 UCLA 孤独感三项目量表进行测量。结果显示，多变量回归结果表明，孤独感和掌握程度是影响孤独感和掌握程度的主要因素：多变量回归结果显示，考虑到其他协变量，PCI孤独感与照顾者孤独感之间的相关性较弱。PCI孤独感与护理者掌握程度之间的显着交互作用表明，只有当护理者掌握程度较低时，PCI孤独感才与护理者孤独感相关：讨论：孤独的 PCI 可能会与护理人员分享他们的孤独感，如果护理人员的掌握程度较低，这可能会导致护理人员的孤独感。提高护理者的掌握能力可能有助于减少护理者的孤独感，直接或间接地缓冲 PCI 的孤独感。

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Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 医学-精神病学

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4.70

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审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： As a unique forum devoted exclusively to the study of cognitive dysfunction, ''Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders'' concentrates on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s chorea and other neurodegenerative diseases. The journal draws from diverse related research disciplines such as psychogeriatrics, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, morphology, physiology, genetic molecular biology, pathology, biochemistry, immunology, pharmacology and pharmaceutics. Strong emphasis is placed on the publication of research findings from animal studies which are complemented by clinical and therapeutic experience to give an overall appreciation of the field.