Caregiver profiles in dementia related to quality of life, depression and perseverance time in the European Actifcare study: the importance of social health

摘要

The concept of health is changing. In the late 40s of the past century, the World Health Organization defined health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity’ (World Health Organisation, 1948). During the past decades, the concept of health has changed to become more dynamic and