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Influence of personality on depression, burden, and health-related quality of life in family caregivers of persons with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2016

Sun Kyung Kim ,
Myonghwa Park ,
Yunhwan Lee ,
Seong Hye Choi ,
So Young Moon ,
Sang Won Seo ,
Kyung Won Park ,
Bon D. Ku ,
Hyun Jeong Han  and
Kee Hyung Park
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Sun Kyung Kim
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Myonghwa Park*
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Yunhwan Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Seong Hye Choi
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
So Young Moon
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Sang Won Seo
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Kyung Won Park
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Republic of Korea, Pusan, Republic of Korea
Bon D. Ku
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, Gangneung, Republic of Korea
Hyun Jeong Han
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
Kee Hyung Park
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Seol-Heui Han
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Eun-Joo Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Republic of Korea
Jae-Hong Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Sun A. Park
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
Yong S. Shim
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
Jong Hun Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service, Ilsan, Republic of Korea
Chang Hyung Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Duk L. Na
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Byoung Seok Ye
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, CARE (Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Research) Investigators
Hee Jin Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Yeonsil Moon
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Myonghwa Park, PhD, RN, Professor, College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, 266 Munhwa-ro Jung-gu Daejeon, 301–747, South Korea. Phone: +82-42-580-8328. Email: mhpark@cnu.ac.kr.
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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.

Keywords

dementiaquality of lifedepressioncarers
Type
Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , February 2017 , pp. 227 - 237
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2016 

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