Characterization of Behavioral Symptoms of Older Adults with Neurocognitive Disorder by the Report of Informal Caregivers

Abstract: Behavioral symptoms of people with dementia can negatively affect the mental health informal caregivers. The aims this study were to describe behavioral adults diagnosed based on report their caregivers and characterize regarding level hope, burden stress related care. Twenty participated in study, an average age 54 years, predominantly daughters wives patients, who granted interview responded instruments stress, patient’s characteristics problems. Despite a high participants had compatible that chronic patients. most mentioned challenging behaviors difficulties carrying out activities daily living aggressiveness, characterized as excesses. We emphasize importance interventions neurocognitive disorder, oriented management behaviors.