Evaluating emotional distress and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure and their family caregivers: Testing dyadic dynamics using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.
Patricia ThomsonKate HowieStephen J LeslieNeil J AngusFederico AndreisRobert ThomsonAndrea R M MohanCatherine MondoaMisook L ChungPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The results of this study suggest that patients may be particularly vulnerable to the emotional distress, i.e. thoughts, impulses and actions of their caregivers. It may be possible to improve patients' health-related quality of life by targeting specific detrimental emotional symptoms of caregivers.