Yes / Objectives: The quality of the relationship between people with dementia and their informal caregiver
maybe an important determinant of life satisfaction and well-being for both members of the
dyad. Taking a dyadic perspective, the aim of this study was to examine whether self- and partner-
rated relationship quality influences life satisfaction and well-being for both people with
dementia and their caregivers.
Design and methods: Using data from 1283 dyads in the Improving the Experience of Dementia
and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) cohort, we examined the impact of current relationship quality
on life satisfaction and well-being in dementia caregiving dyads. Data were analysed using the
Actor–Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) framework.
Results: Self-rated relationship quality was associated with own life satisfaction and well-being for
both people with dementia and caregivers. Partner-rated relationship quality did not influence
own life satisfaction or well-being for either member of the dyad.
Conclusion: This study is the first to use the APIM framework to explore the dyadic associations
between relationship quality and life satisfaction and well-being in a large cohort of dementia
caregiving dyads. The obtained findings suggest that the individual perception of the quality of
the caregiving relationship held by each member of the caregiving dyad is an important factor for
that member’s life satisfaction and well-being, while the partner’s perception of relationship quality
is not. The findings highlight the importance of considering the individual perspective of both the
person with dementia and the caregiver and enabling each to maintain positive perceptions of
relationship quality. / ‘Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life: living well with dementia. The IDEAL study’ was funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) and the National Institute for Health Research (UK) through grant ES/L001853/2 ‘Improving the experience of dementia and enhancing active life: living well with dementia’
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/17118 |
| Date | 04 June 2019 |
| Creators | Rippon, I., Quinn, Catherine, Martyr, A., Morris, R., Nelis, S.M., Jones, I.R., Victor, C.R., Clare, L. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Published version |
| Rights | (C) 2019 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), CC-BY |
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