PSYCHOSOCIAL MALADJUSTMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Abstract

This article covers the issues of studying psychosocial maladjustment, quality of life and social functioning of caregivers of patients with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The study involved 103 caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia. Patients were diagnosed F00-F01 according to ICD-10 and were registered in a psychiatric dispensary. According to detailed study and statistical analysis of the caregivers' complaints, a general corpus of data on the identified performance problems in various spheres of activity was formed. The most important directions of maladjustment that reflect the great bulk of the identified functional disorders were identified. According to the results of the study it was found that psychosocial maladjustment plays a decisive role in the deterioration of the quality of life in caregivers of patients with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Dissatisfaction with their own functioning in various areas reveals the leading sources of difficulties.