Četnost některých psychosomatických symptomů u neoficiálních pečovatelů o jedince postižené Alzheimerovou chorobou. Pražská zkušenost

Abstrakt

The study was motivated by the growth in the number of elderly with dementia and consequent need to help family caregivers who face the daily stress for long periods of time. The aim was to describe the frequency of some common psychosomatic symptoms in self-assessed health status and to determine whether there are gender differences in these symptoms and the perception of one's own health in family caregivers.

Klíčová slova

• Alzheimer's disease
• family caregiver
• self-perceived health