KMID : 0368820050440040505
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Journal of the Korean Neuropsychiatr Association 2005 Volume.44 No. 4 p.505 ~ p.510
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The Study of Factors Related to Care Burden of Caregivers in Patients with Dementia.
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Ahn Inn-Sook
Kim Ji-Hae Ku Hyoung-Mo Kim Doh-Kwan
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of care burden of caregivers in patients with dementia.
Methods: 128 dementia patients and patients¡¯ caregivers participated in this study. Care burden using the BI ; cognition using the K-MMSE ; dementia severity using the CDR ; activities of daily living using the S-ADL and the S-IADL ; behaviour problems using NPI were measured.
Results: The results showed that care burden was related significantly with the K-MMSE, the CDR, the S-ADL, the SIADL and the NPI total score. Of the behavior problems, agitation/aggression, anxiety, disinhibition, irritability, and aberrant behavior correlated positively with care burden of caregivers. Regression analysis indicated that agitation/aggression, anxiety, the CDR contributed to care burden.
Conclusion: Agitation/aggression, anxiety and dementia severity contributed to care burden of caregivers. The identified determinants of care burden and the stress of caregivers suggest areas of therapeutic intervention to reduce caregiver¡¯s burden so that the institutionalization can be delayed.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Care burden, Behavior problems, CDR
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