@misc{10481/100743,
year = {2017},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/100743},
abstract = {Background: A person suffering from dementia needs
increasing help from another person, who, in most cases,
is a female family member. Times are changing and this
traditional role can no longer be maintained.
Aim: The aim of this research was mainly centred on
ascertaining the profile of caregivers and to find out
how determinants such as age, sex and educational
level and living conditions led people to assume that
role.
Methods: A survey was designed and applied to 925 care-
givers (778 of which were analysed) with the collabora-
tion of the Alzheimer’s Associations of Andalucıa
(Spain). Associations gave their ethical approbation for
this research prior to the beginning and they informed
their members. The participation was entirely voluntary,
and caregivers were given the option to withdraw
consent.
Results: Women are the main caregivers in any kind of
profile. Males become carers if they are old and the part-
ner of a patient. Males use more external services.
Cohabiting and working outside the home increase the
use of external support services, and having a higher
level of education increases the use of nursing homes.
Younger caregivers perceive more intense socio-economic
consequences than the general profile.
Conclusions: Being a caregiver implies limitations to enter-
ing the job market and for job promotion. There is a gen-
erational gap in the caregiver profile, and more and new
support services will be needed. Policymakers should take
those into account.},
publisher = {Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences},
keywords = {Alzheimer},
keywords = {Caregivers},
keywords = {Dementia},
keywords = {Social costs},
title = {Profiles of Alzheimer's caregivers in Spain: social, educational and laboral characteristics},
doi = {10.1111/scs.12408},
author = {Ruiz-Adame Reina, Manuel and González-Camacho, María Carmen and Romero-García, Jose Enrique and Sánchez-Reyes Fernández, Luís María},
}