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Villarejo-Galende, Alberto, García-Arcelay, Elena, Piñol-Ripoll, Gerard, del Olmo-Rodríguez, Antonio, Viñuela, Félix, Boada, Mercè, Franco-Macías, Emilio, Ibañez de la Peña, Almudena, Riverol, Mario, Puig-Pijoan, Albert, Abizanda-Soler, Pedro, Arroyo, Rafael, Baquero-Toledo, Miquel, Feria-Vilar, Inmaculada, Balasa, Mircea, Berbel, Ángel, Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Eloy, Vieira-Campos, Alba, García-Ribas, Guillermo, Rodrigo-Herrero, Silvia |
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Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; 2022, Vol. 90 Issue 2, p719-726, 8p |
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Background: There is a need to better understand the experience of patients living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the early stages.Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the perception of quality of life in patients with early-stage AD.Methods: A multicenter, non-interventional study was conducted including patients of 50-90 years of age with prodromal or mild AD, a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥22, and a Clinical Dementia Rating-Global score (CDR-GS) of 0.5.-1.0. The Quality of Life in Alzheimer 's Disease (QoL-AD) questionnaire was used to assess health-related quality of life. A battery of self-report instruments was used to evaluate different psychological and behavioral domains. Associations between the QoL-AD and other outcome measures were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlations.Results: A total of 149 patients were included. Mean age (SD) was 72.3 (7.0) years and mean disease duration was 1.4 (1.8) years. Mean MMSE score was 24.6 (2.1). The mean QoL-AD score was 37.9 (4.5). Eighty-three percent (n = 124) of patients had moderate-to-severe hopelessness, 22.1% (n = 33) had depressive symptoms, and 36.9% (n = 55) felt stigmatized. The quality of life showed a significant positive correlation with self-efficacy and negative correlations with depression, emotional and practical consequences, stigma, and hopelessness.Conclusion: Stigma, depressive symptoms, and hopelessness are frequent scenarios in AD negatively impacting quality of life, even in a population with short disease duration and minimal cognitive impairment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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