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Socio-Demographic Factors Linked to Psychological Well-Being in Dementia Caregivers
Liviu Florian Tatomirescu, Cristiana Susana Glavce, Gabriel Ioan Prada, Adriana Borosanu, Suzana Turcu. Healthcare, 2025-09-07
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Plain-language summary
Caregivers reported moderate to high well-being scores, with Environmental Mastery highest (M = 38.01, SD = 8.70) and Purpose in Life lowest (M = 33.14, SD = 6.72). Depression scores averaged 18.49 (SD = 6.55), indicating moderate depressive symptoms, and anxiety scores averaged 12.14 (SD = 2.23), consistent with severe anxiety. Cognitive impairment in care recipients was marked (MMSE M = 11.47, SD = 6.99). Bivariate analyses showed that lower MMSE scores were associated with higher caregiver anxiety (ρ = −0.287, p = 0.014). Regression models (R2 = 0.08–0.25) indicated that higher education was positively associated with autonomy, personal growth, positive relations, and environmental mastery, whereas older age and female gender were linked to lower well-being in several domains. Depressive symptoms were unexpectedly associated with higher autonomy and self-acceptance. Caregiver psychological well-being was modestly associated with depressive symptoms, education, gender, and age, while care-recipient cognitive status showed only weak links to anxiety. Education emerged as a consistent protective factor, whereas female gender and older age were associated with lower well-being. Although the Bonferroni correction eliminated significance in separate models, a complementary multivariate multiple regression confirmed global effects of education, caregiver gender, and depression across well-being domains. These findings emphasize the need for systematic psychological support for caregivers and call for larger, longitudinal studies to clarify causal mechanisms and additional protective factors.
What this study adds
Evidence grade: Moderate
This is a cross-sectional study. In this cross-sectional study, caregiver well-being was modestly linked to depressive symptoms, education, gender, and age, while the care recipient's cognitive status showed only weak links to anxiety. Education appeared as a consistent protective factor, but the authors note Bonferroni correction removed significance in separate models.
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APA 7th
Tatomirescu, L. F., Glavce, C. S., Prada, G. I., Borosanu, A., & Turcu, S. (2025). Socio-Demographic Factors Linked to Psychological Well-Being in Dementia Caregivers. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13172235
Vancouver
Tatomirescu LF, Glavce CS, Prada GI, Borosanu A, Turcu S. Socio-Demographic Factors Linked to Psychological Well-Being in Dementia Caregivers. Healthcare. 2025. doi:10.3390/healthcare13172235. PMID: 40941587.
BibTeX
@article{tatomirescu2025-40941587,
author = {Tatomirescu, Liviu Florian and Glavce, Cristiana Susana and Prada, Gabriel Ioan and Borosanu, Adriana and Turcu, Suzana},
title = {{Socio-Demographic Factors Linked to Psychological Well-Being in Dementia Caregivers}},
journal = {Healthcare},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.3390/healthcare13172235},
pmid = {40941587},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13172235}
}
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Key findings
- Caregivers reported moderate to high well-being scores, with Environmental Mastery highest (M = 38.01, SD = 8.70) and Purpose in Life lowest (M = 33.14, SD = 6.72).
- Depression scores averaged 18.49 (SD = 6.55), indicating moderate depressive symptoms, and anxiety scores averaged 12.14 (SD = 2.23), consistent with severe anxiety.
- Cognitive impairment in care recipients was marked (MMSE M = 11.47, SD = 6.99).
- Bivariate analyses showed that lower MMSE scores were associated with higher caregiver anxiety (ρ = −0.287, p = 0.014).
- Regression models (R2 = 0.08–0.25) indicated that higher education was positively associated with autonomy, personal growth, positive relations, and environmental mastery, whereas older age and female gender were linked to lower well-being in several domains.
Why it matters
In this cross-sectional study, caregiver well-being was modestly linked to depressive symptoms, education, gender, and age, while the care recipient's cognitive status showed only weak links to anxiety. Education appeared as a consistent protective factor, but the authors note Bonferroni correction removed significance in separate models.
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 42/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Healthcare) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Healthcare: journal h-index 120 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 6 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 2.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 1 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 6 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 0 / 4 | Last-listed author Suzana Turcu: h-index 3 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Romanian Academy: institution h-index 204 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40941587) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 42 / 100 | — |
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