Identifying Cognitive and Demographic Variables That Contribute to Carer Burden in Dementia

被引：33
作者：
Miller, Laurie A. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Mioshi, Eneida [4 ,5 ]
Savage, Sharon [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Lah, Suncica [3 ,6 ]
Hodges, John R. [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Piguet, Olivier [3 ,4 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Univ New S Wales, Royal Prince Alfred Hosp, Neuropsychol Unit, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Univ New S Wales, Sydney Med Sch, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[3] Univ New S Wales, ARC Ctr Excellence Cognit & Its Disorders, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[4] Univ New S Wales, Neurosci Res Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[5] Univ New S Wales, Sch Med Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[6] Univ Sydney, Sch Psychol, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
来源：
DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS | 2013年 / 36卷 / 1-2期
基金：
英国医学研究理事会; 澳大利亚国家健康与医学研究理事会;
关键词：
Burden of care; Alzheimer's dementia; Frontotemporal lobar degeneration; Cognitive deficits; Psychosocial variables; VARIANT FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE; BEHAVIORAL-VARIANT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA; IMPACT; SYMPTOMS; INVENTORY; DISTRESS; STRESS;
D O I：
10.1159/000347146
中图分类号：
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要：
Background/Aims: Carer burden has been associated with other carer-reported factors (e. g. depression), but less is known about the influence of more independent variables. We aimed to determine the impact of cognitive deficits, demographic variables and dementia subtype on carer burden. Methods : Patients with Alzheimer's dementia (n = 35) or frontotemporal lobar degeneration (n = 61) underwent assessment of anterograde memory, word generation, impulse control and emotion recognition. Age, sex, relationship type, disease duration and diagnosis were also considered. Carers completed the Zarit Burden Interview. Results: In bi-variate regression analyses, carer burden was related to age, diagnosis, memory, impulse control and emotion recognition. Stepwise multivariate regression revealed independent contributions by patient age, memory and emotion recognition, explaining 23% of the variance. Conclusion: The findings could help refine interventions and carer support. Copyright (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
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