Abstract
The relationship between engagement in pleasant activities as rated by the patient and as rated by the caregiver from the patient's perspective was examined using structural equation modeling in a sample of patients (N=277) diagnosed with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The two activity participation ratings were only moderately related to one another. Furthermore, depression was the only significant predictor of the patient-rated activity participation, whereas severity of depression, degree of personality change, level of dependence, and cognition were all significant predictors of caregiver-rated activity participation. These findings suggest that caregivers consider a wider range of variables when evaluating the patient's engagement in activities than does the patient. Predictors of patient-rated activity participation did not differ as a function of age or cognition.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 687-695 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Activities
- Alzheimer's disease
- Invariance analyses
- Structural equation modeling
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Life-span and Life-course Studies