Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore
Introduction: To investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of caregivers for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) living in Singapore. Methods: A face-to-face survey was conducted with a cross-section of caregivers for people with PD. The caregivers were recruited from a PD clinic...
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| author | Siok Bee Tan RN, MN Allison F Williams PhD, FRCNA, MNSt Meg E Morris PhD, FACP Eng King Tan MBBS, FRCP (UK) |
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| description | Introduction: To investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of caregivers for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) living in Singapore. Methods: A face-to-face survey was conducted with a cross-section of caregivers for people with PD. The caregivers were recruited from a PD clinic at an acute tertiary hospital in Singapore and from the members of the Singapore Parkinson's Disease Society. HRQoL was quantified using the SF-36v2® Health Survey, an internationally validated multi-purpose short-form health survey. Results: Ninety-four caregivers completed the survey (a response rate of 57.3%). The respondents were all above 21 years old, with most falling in the 51 and >61 years age range. Seventy-four of the respondents (78.7%) were female. As a whole, the caregivers scored lower in all 6 health domains compared to the general population (adjusted for age, gender and ethnic group) in Singapore. The were significant differences for the “Role Physical” and the “Role Emotional” domains, at 3.9 and 3.3 respectively. Caregivers had a much lower mental component summary (-2.4) when compared to the physical component summary (-1.6). Conclusion: It is important to identify the factors that influence the HRQoL of caregivers so that policies can be developed to lower the burden of PD on caregivers. Assessing the well-being of caregivers may help to identify individuals at risk. The well-being of caregivers has the potential to influence quality of life of people with PD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7061df61d93a4026ae647f0a93d79eff2022-12-21T20:36:21ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2010-10582059-23292010-12-011910.1177/201010581001900404Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in SingaporeSiok Bee Tan RN, MN0Allison F Williams PhD, FRCNA, MNSt1Meg E Morris PhD, FACP2Eng King Tan MBBS, FRCP (UK)3 Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital Campus), SingaporeIntroduction: To investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of caregivers for people with Parkinson's disease (PD) living in Singapore. Methods: A face-to-face survey was conducted with a cross-section of caregivers for people with PD. The caregivers were recruited from a PD clinic at an acute tertiary hospital in Singapore and from the members of the Singapore Parkinson's Disease Society. HRQoL was quantified using the SF-36v2® Health Survey, an internationally validated multi-purpose short-form health survey. Results: Ninety-four caregivers completed the survey (a response rate of 57.3%). The respondents were all above 21 years old, with most falling in the 51 and >61 years age range. Seventy-four of the respondents (78.7%) were female. As a whole, the caregivers scored lower in all 6 health domains compared to the general population (adjusted for age, gender and ethnic group) in Singapore. The were significant differences for the “Role Physical” and the “Role Emotional” domains, at 3.9 and 3.3 respectively. Caregivers had a much lower mental component summary (-2.4) when compared to the physical component summary (-1.6). Conclusion: It is important to identify the factors that influence the HRQoL of caregivers so that policies can be developed to lower the burden of PD on caregivers. Assessing the well-being of caregivers may help to identify individuals at risk. The well-being of caregivers has the potential to influence quality of life of people with PD.https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581001900404 |
| spellingShingle | Siok Bee Tan RN, MN Allison F Williams PhD, FRCNA, MNSt Meg E Morris PhD, FACP Eng King Tan MBBS, FRCP (UK) Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare |
| title | Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore |
| title_full | Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore |
| title_short | Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of People with Parkinson's Disease in Singapore |
| title_sort | health related quality of life of caregivers of people with parkinson s disease in singapore |
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