Health-related quality-of-life and burden for caregivers of individuals with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension.
Neurodegener Dis Manag
; 13(1): 35-45, 2023 02.
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| ID: mdl-36382590
Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) causes blood pressure to fall when you stand up, meaning you can feel dizzy or lightheaded. This study looked at how providing day to day caregiving support to someone who has nOH as well as another neurological condition impacts the caregiver's health and wellbeing. These neurological conditions included Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, pure autonomic failure or dementia with Lewy bodies. A survey was conducted with informal caregivers (e.g., family members) of people with a neurological condition, with or without nOH. Caregivers completed questions about their own health-related quality-of-life, anxiety, depression and experience of caregiving. Caregivers of patients with nOH reported higher amounts of burden compared with those without nOH. Patients taking a treatment for nOH was most often associated with better caregiver health-related quality-of-life. This study shows the burden nOH can have on informal caregivers and highlights that treatment potentially benefits both patients and, indirectly, caregivers.
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MEDLINE
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Doença de Parkinson
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Atrofia de Múltiplos Sistemas
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Doença por Corpos de Lewy
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Insuficiência Autonômica Pura
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Hipotensão Ortostática
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Neurodegener Dis Manag
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido