Objectives: This study aims to identify the burdens among wives of disabled people in the light of some independent variables. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 197 domestic wives were surveyed using a standardized questionnaire to measure the burden among wives of disabled people. Data were collected using the independent variables and Zarit caregiver burden scale (ZCBS) for...

Introduction Caregivers are essential in providing valuable patient information to medical providers. With limited available research investigating caregiver burden among those caring for patients receiving ECT and the new life challenges presented by COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important now than ever take a closer look at caregivers’ experiences. Methods Emory’s Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospi...

Background With >85 years, the fastest growing age segment in developed countries, dementia in the oldest-old is projected to increase exponentially. Being older, caregivers of dementia in oldest-old (CDOO) may experience unique challenges compared with younger-age groups. Thus, we aim to explore demographic characteristics and burden pattern among CDOO. Methods We studied 458 family caregive...

o The cultural adaptation included a two-step process including conceptual and linguistic validation through forward and back translations in duplicate, reviewed by a panel of experts and a debriefing with relatives of OAB patients (Figure 1). In a second phase (Figure 2), we carried out measurement of psychometric properties in OAB patients and their relatives on habitual coexistence, of both ...

PURPOSE Patients with Lewy body dementia (LBD) may present a unique set of symptoms and challenges to family caregivers compared with other types of dementia. Prominent difficulties include motor impairment, activities of daily living (ADLs) disability, recurrent behavioral and emotional problems (BEPs), and diagnostic difficulties. These problems are likely to affect caregivers' subjective bur...

INTRODUCTION Patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus often show neuropsychiatric symptoms besides the triad of 'classic' symptoms. Memantine has been reported to have positive effects on the neuropsychiatric symptoms of patients with Alzheimer's disease and patients with dementia with Lewy bodies. We administered memantine to a Japanese patient with probable idiopathic normal pre...

The elderly is prone to suffer from physical illness and experience hospitalization due physiological decline. Researches showed that the majority of family caregivers are females, who responsible for caregiving delivery.This study aims explore female caregiver stress caring hospitalized with chronic at USU Hospital, Medan. This research a qualitative phenomenological approach. sampling techniq...

Introduction Caregiving negatively affects the psychological and physical health of caregivers, especially in parents children with neurological impairement (NI).Furthermore, behavior demands patient make caregivers encounter increased stress levels negative thoughtsabout future that may lead to depression caregivers. Objectives To assess relationship between caregiver burden symptoms NI. Metho...

CONTEXT The decision to institutionalize a patient with dementia is complex and is based on patient and caregiver characteristics and the sociocultural context of patients and caregivers. Most studies have determined predictors of nursing home placement primarily according to patient or caregiver characteristics alone. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a prognostic model to determine the comp...

OBJECTIVE To examine behavioral, cognitive and functional factors associated with psychosocial burden in caregivers of geriatric patients. METHODS Primary caregivers assessed were included if the geriatric patient cared for had a cognitive impairment or dementia (degenerative, vascular or mixed) (Group 1) or depression and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) (Group 2). Caregivers completed the Zari...