Evaluation of the relationship between alzheimer's disease and caregiver's education, kinship degree and household income level and neuropsychometric status of the patient and caregiver

Today, with the development of medicine, the life expectancy of the world population is prolonged and prolonged life span causes chronic diseases that increase with old age. The demolition process in Alzheimer's disease lasts for 8-10 years, during which patients require high care and supervision. Caregiver support is particularly important in this process. In addition, psychological and physical collapse is inevitable in supportive caregivers. The quality of life of Alzheimer's patients is also associated with the severity of their disease. All kinds of cognitive, behavioral and psychological disorders in dementia decrease the quality of life of patients and caregivers. It is known that psychiatric morbidity in caregivers varies according to ethnic and cultural structure. In this study, we examined the quality of life and comorbid psychiatric disorders of home-care family members of Alzheimer's disease and family members. We compared how quality of life and depressive symptoms of both the patient and caregiver were affected by sociodemographic characteristics and their relationship with disease degrees. As a result of our study, we found that quality of life and depressive status of caregiver were more affected by sociodemographic characteristics and degree of closeness to the patient. In addition, we concluded that the patient's daily independence and behavior disorder affected each other. We found that patients with caregivers with different responsibilities had better instrumental functions other than basic care support. As a result of all our findings, we concluded that patients who are given more independence in a controlled way in daily life may be more functional and thus the psychological status of the patient is better and the caregiver burden may decrease simultaneously. At the end of this study, we have several recommendations for patient families, supporters, and similar studies.