In:
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, S. Karger AG, Vol. 23, No. 4 ( 2007), p. 219-224
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 Despite many studies about the association between caregiver burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), there have been no population-based studies to evaluate caregiver burden associated with each BPSD. 〈 i 〉 Objective: 〈 /i 〉 To evaluate caregiver burden associated with the individual BPSD in elderly people living in the community. 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 The subjects were 67 participants with dementia living with their caregivers (diagnosed in the third Nakayama study): 51 Alzheimer’s disease, 5 vascular dementia and 11 other. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and NPI Caregiver Distress Scale (NPI-D) were used to assess subjects’ BPSD and related caregiver distress, respectively. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 In the subjects exhibiting BPSD, aberrant motor behavior had the highest mean NPI score, and depression/dysphoria had the lowest. Agitation/aggression had the highest mean NPI-D score, and euphoria/elation had the lowest. Delusion, agitation/aggression, apathy/indifference, irritability/lability and aberrant motor behavior showed a correlation between the NPI and NPI-D scores. 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 The burden associated with BPSD is different for each symptom and does not always depend on frequency and severity of BPSD. These findings suggest that some symptoms, such as agitation/aggression and irritability/lability, may affect the caregivers significantly, although their frequency and severity are low.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1420-8008
,
1421-9824
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2007
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1482186-2
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