Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease

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Autor(a) principal: Kochhann,Renata
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Borba,Ericksen, Cerveira,Maria Otília, Onyszko,Diego, Jesus,Alyne de, Forster,Letícia, Franciscatto,Luisa, Godinho,Cláudia, Camozzato,Ana Luiza, Chaves,Márcia Lorena F.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Resumo: Abstract Caregiver burden is common in Alzheimer's disease (AD), decreasing the quality of life among caregivers and patients. Projections of aging and aging-related diseases such as AD in developing countries justify additional data about this issue because people living in these countries have shown similarly high levels of caregiver strain as in the developed world. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the association of AD caregivers' burden with patients' neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive status, severity of dementia, functional capacity, caregiver sociodemographic characteristics, and the characteristics of care provided by caregivers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 39 consecutive AD patients and their primary caregivers. NPS were evaluated using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Severity of dementia was assessed with the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale. Functional capacity was assessed using the Katz and Lawton scales. The burden level was rated using the Burden Interview (BI). Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers and the characteristics of care provided by them were evaluated. The Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's rho coefficient were performed. Results: The BI had a moderate correlation with NPI intensity (rho=0.563), p<001. Female caregivers reported a greater level of burden (p=0.031) than male caregivers. The other variables were not significantly associated to caregiver burden. Conclusion: NPS were the main determinant of burden in primary caregivers of AD patients. This result underscores the need for prevention and treatment of these symptoms. Sex also had an effect on caregiver burden, but the small male sample in this study precludes the generalization of this finding.
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spelling Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's diseaseneuropsychiatric symptomscaregiver burdenAlzheimer's disease patientsAbstract Caregiver burden is common in Alzheimer's disease (AD), decreasing the quality of life among caregivers and patients. Projections of aging and aging-related diseases such as AD in developing countries justify additional data about this issue because people living in these countries have shown similarly high levels of caregiver strain as in the developed world. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the association of AD caregivers' burden with patients' neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive status, severity of dementia, functional capacity, caregiver sociodemographic characteristics, and the characteristics of care provided by caregivers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 39 consecutive AD patients and their primary caregivers. NPS were evaluated using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Severity of dementia was assessed with the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale. Functional capacity was assessed using the Katz and Lawton scales. The burden level was rated using the Burden Interview (BI). Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers and the characteristics of care provided by them were evaluated. The Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's rho coefficient were performed. Results: The BI had a moderate correlation with NPI intensity (rho=0.563), p<001. Female caregivers reported a greater level of burden (p=0.031) than male caregivers. The other variables were not significantly associated to caregiver burden. Conclusion: NPS were the main determinant of burden in primary caregivers of AD patients. This result underscores the need for prevention and treatment of these symptoms. Sex also had an effect on caregiver burden, but the small male sample in this study precludes the generalization of this finding.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, Departamento de Neurologia Cognitiva e Envelhecimento2011-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642011000300203Dementia &amp; Neuropsychologia v.5 n.3 2011reponame:Dementia & Neuropsychologiainstname:Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)instacron:ANCC10.1590/S1980-57642011DN05030008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKochhann,RenataBorba,EricksenCerveira,Maria OtíliaOnyszko,DiegoJesus,Alyne deForster,LetíciaFranciscatto,LuisaGodinho,CláudiaCamozzato,Ana LuizaChaves,Márcia Lorena F.eng2016-07-21T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1980-57642011000300203Revistahttp://www.demneuropsy.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||demneuropsy@uol.com.br1980-57641980-5764opendoar:2016-07-21T00:00Dementia & Neuropsychologia - Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
title Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
spellingShingle Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
Kochhann,Renata
neuropsychiatric symptoms
caregiver burden
Alzheimer's disease patients
title_short Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
title_full Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
title_fullStr Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
title_full_unstemmed Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
title_sort Neuropsychiatric symptoms as the main determinant of caregiver burden in Alzheimer's disease
author Kochhann,Renata
author_facet Kochhann,Renata
Borba,Ericksen
Cerveira,Maria Otília
Onyszko,Diego
Jesus,Alyne de
Forster,Letícia
Franciscatto,Luisa
Godinho,Cláudia
Camozzato,Ana Luiza
Chaves,Márcia Lorena F.
author_role author
author2 Borba,Ericksen
Cerveira,Maria Otília
Onyszko,Diego
Jesus,Alyne de
Forster,Letícia
Franciscatto,Luisa
Godinho,Cláudia
Camozzato,Ana Luiza
Chaves,Márcia Lorena F.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kochhann,Renata
Borba,Ericksen
Cerveira,Maria Otília
Onyszko,Diego
Jesus,Alyne de
Forster,Letícia
Franciscatto,Luisa
Godinho,Cláudia
Camozzato,Ana Luiza
Chaves,Márcia Lorena F.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv neuropsychiatric symptoms
caregiver burden
Alzheimer's disease patients
topic neuropsychiatric symptoms
caregiver burden
Alzheimer's disease patients
description Abstract Caregiver burden is common in Alzheimer's disease (AD), decreasing the quality of life among caregivers and patients. Projections of aging and aging-related diseases such as AD in developing countries justify additional data about this issue because people living in these countries have shown similarly high levels of caregiver strain as in the developed world. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the association of AD caregivers' burden with patients' neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive status, severity of dementia, functional capacity, caregiver sociodemographic characteristics, and the characteristics of care provided by caregivers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 39 consecutive AD patients and their primary caregivers. NPS were evaluated using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Severity of dementia was assessed with the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale. Functional capacity was assessed using the Katz and Lawton scales. The burden level was rated using the Burden Interview (BI). Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers and the characteristics of care provided by them were evaluated. The Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's rho coefficient were performed. Results: The BI had a moderate correlation with NPI intensity (rho=0.563), p<001. Female caregivers reported a greater level of burden (p=0.031) than male caregivers. The other variables were not significantly associated to caregiver burden. Conclusion: NPS were the main determinant of burden in primary caregivers of AD patients. This result underscores the need for prevention and treatment of these symptoms. Sex also had an effect on caregiver burden, but the small male sample in this study precludes the generalization of this finding.
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