Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The impact of auditory hallucinations on "living well" with dementia: Findings from the IDEAL programme. |
| Authors: |
Choi, Aaron (AUTHOR), Ballard, Clive (AUTHOR), Martyr, Anthony (AUTHOR), Collins, Rachel (AUTHOR), Morris, Robin G. (AUTHOR), Clare, Linda (AUTHOR), IDEAL programme team (CORPORATE AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Sep2021, Vol. 36 Issue 9, p1370-1377. 8p. |
| Subjects: |
World Health Organization, Auditory hallucinations, Dementia, Life satisfaction, Psychotic depression, Quality of life, Burden of care |
| Abstract: |
Objective: To determine whether auditory hallucinations in community-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) living in the community impacted on quality of life (QoL), subjective wellbeing and life satisfaction.Design: Cross-sectional cohort study.Settings and Participants: 1251 community-dwelling PwD and caregivers were included in this study.Measures: Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire completed by caregiver interview. Mean differences between the absence and presence of auditory hallucinations were compared to scores on three validated measures of living well: QoL in Alzheimer's disease scale (QoL-AD), World Health Organization-Five Well-being Index and Satisfaction with Life Scale. Analysis of covariance determined the confounding contributions of cognition via Mini-Mental State Examination, depression via Geriatric Depression Scale-10, caregiver stress via Relative Stress Scale and whether antipsychotic drugs were prescribed.Results: Auditory hallucinations were associated with lower scores for QoL (p < 0.001, η2 = 0.01), wellbeing (p < 0.001, η2 = 0.02) and life satisfaction (p < 0.001, η2 = 0.01). After controlling for background measures, which were potential confounds, the relationship between auditory hallucinations and QoL (p = 0.04, pη2 = 0.01) and wellbeing (p < 0.000, pη2 = 0.02) remained significant but there was no significant association with life satisfaction.Conclusion: Auditory hallucinations are associated with lower QoL and wellbeing in PwD living in the community. This has implications for targeted therapies in PwD with psychotic symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
