BACKGROUND According to cross-sectional studies, there is an association between anosognosia in people with dementia and caregiver's burden and depression. Anosognosia in patients may be a cause of caregiver burden and depression. However, variability in caregiver anosognosia ratings may exist as caregivers with burden and depression may have a more pessimistic view of the patients' health. O...

INTRODUCTION Many factors influence the satisfaction and quality of life of informal caregivers of non-responder patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). Among these include, the course of the disease, cognitive impairment and behavioural disturbances of the patient, the level of family support and caregiver inherent factors such as, time commitment, psychological status and awareness of the disea...

Introduction Aggressive behavior in psychosis is not uncommon. Studies found that among the patients with schizophrenia engaged violence, more than half committed violence directly against family members. However, few studies have explored victimization and perpetration caregivers of schizophrenia. Objectives Our study investigated caregiver reports aggressive acts or suffered by their relative...

Spinal Muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neuromuscular disorder which hereditary genetic disease. It an incurable disease due to defect in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. This report shows benefit of rehabilitation intervention for habilitation child with SMA Type 2. A 5-year-8-month-old female diagnosed by testing complained inability stand independently. Her problems were muscle pow...

OBJECTIVES To examine the construct and correlates of hopelessness among family caregivers of Nigerian psychiatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study involving 264 family caregiver-patients' dyads recruited from two university teaching hospitals psychiatric clinics in Southwestern Nigeria. RESULTS Exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor 9-...

Background: The social isolation imposed by COVID-19 pandemic can have a major impact on the mental health of dementia patients and their caregivers. Objective: We aim to evaluate neurological decline with caregivers’ burden during pandemic. Methods: performed cross-sectional study. Caregivers following in outpatient clinic were included. A structured telephone interview composed Neuropsychiatr...