The AIDS epidemic has created an unprecedented number of orphans. While largely absorbed by extended family, this additional responsibility can weigh heavily on their caregivers. The concept of caregiver burden captures multiple dimensions of well-being (e.g., physical, social and psychological). Measuring the extent and determinants of caregiving burden can inform the design of programmes to e...

BACKGROUND Under the culture of filial piety and due to the Confucianism spirit in China, family caregivers usually undertake the responsibilities of caring for the older adults. They usually suffer from a heavy burden which is believed to impair their mental and physical health. Thus this study aims to describe the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Chinese caregivers of the older ad...

Background: Caring for a patient informally during chemotherapy can cause variety of burdens upon the caregiver, who may be family member, relative, or friend patient. Aim: The aim study was to assess caregivers’ cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methodology: One hundred ninety-eight dyads informal caregivers and were recruited current descriptive at Hiwa Cancer Hospital. Non-probability...

Aim: This descriptive study aimed to determine the relationship between burn patients and their caregivers’ quality of life care burden. 
 Material Methods: The was conducted at two university hospitals. Thirty discharged from hospitals September 2015 January 2016 30 caregivers participated in study. Data were collected face-to-face with datasheet for patients, Burn-Specific Health Scale, ...

BACKGROUND Essential tremor (ET) is associated with physical and cognitive impairments, as well as embarrassment, avoidance of social settings, and related difficulties that negatively impact the lives of patients. In similar disease contexts, burden on friends and relatives acting as caregivers has been noted and has well-documented implications. There has been no study examining caregiver bur...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To investigate the safety and efficacy of long-term administration (52 weeks) of donepezil in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). METHODS This was a 52-week, multicenter, open-label extension study. Up to 8 weeks after the completion of the preceding randomized, placebo-controlled trial (RCT), patients started treatment with 3 mg of donepezil daily for 2 weeks, foll...

We focused on the frequency of “gratitude” expressed by home-based care receivers towards family caregivers before they were in condition that needed and investigated relationship with caregiver burden. This cross-sectional online survey was completed 700 Japan. Caregiver burden assessed using Zarit Burden Interview. Caregivers a score ? 19 defined as having mild burden, those 20 to 38 moderate...

BACKGROUND The responsibilities of caring for a person with schizophrenia may significantly impact informal caregivers' lives. The Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) was originally developed to assess burden among caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. OBJECTIVE This research was conducted to inform the development of a revised version of the ZBI, relevant to caregivers of people with schiz...