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Caregiver burden associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly people in the local community.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2007; 23(4):219-24.DG

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Despite many studies about the association between caregiver burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), there have been no population-based studies to evaluate caregiver burden associated with each BPSD.

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate caregiver burden associated with the individual BPSD in elderly people living in the community.

METHODS

The subjects were 67 participants with dementia living with their caregivers (diagnosed in the third Nakayama study): 51 Alzheimer's disease, 5 vascular dementia and 11 other. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and NPI Caregiver Distress Scale (NPI-D) were used to assess subjects' BPSD and related caregiver distress, respectively.

RESULTS

In the subjects exhibiting BPSD, aberrant motor behavior had the highest mean NPI score, and depression/dysphoria had the lowest. Agitation/aggression had the highest mean NPI-D score, and euphoria/elation had the lowest. Delusion, agitation/aggression, apathy/indifference, irritability/lability and aberrant motor behavior showed a correlation between the NPI and NPI-D scores.

CONCLUSION

The burden associated with BPSD is different for each symptom and does not always depend on frequency and severity of BPSD. These findings suggest that some symptoms, such as agitation/aggression and irritability/lability, may affect the caregivers significantly, although their frequency and severity are low.

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Matsumoto N
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Neuroscience, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
Ikeda M
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Fukuhara R
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Shinagawa S
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Ishikawa T
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Mori T
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Toyota Y
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Matsumoto T
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Adachi H
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Hirono N
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Tanabe H
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MeSH

AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseBehavioral SymptomsCaregiversCost of IllnessDelusionsDementiaDementia, VascularHumansIrritable MoodPopulation SurveillancePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor AgitationStress, Psychological

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17299264

Citation

Matsumoto, Naomi, et al. "Caregiver Burden Associated With Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Elderly People in the Local Community." Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, vol. 23, no. 4, 2007, pp. 219-24.
Matsumoto N, Ikeda M, Fukuhara R, et al. Caregiver burden associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly people in the local community. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2007;23(4):219-24.
Matsumoto, N., Ikeda, M., Fukuhara, R., Shinagawa, S., Ishikawa, T., Mori, T., Toyota, Y., Matsumoto, T., Adachi, H., Hirono, N., & Tanabe, H. (2007). Caregiver burden associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly people in the local community. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 23(4), 219-24.
Matsumoto N, et al. Caregiver Burden Associated With Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Elderly People in the Local Community. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2007;23(4):219-24. PubMed PMID: 17299264.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Caregiver burden associated with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in elderly people in the local community. AU - Matsumoto,Naomi, AU - Ikeda,Manabu, AU - Fukuhara,Ryuji, AU - Shinagawa,Shunichiro, AU - Ishikawa,Tomohisa, AU - Mori,Takaaki, AU - Toyota,Yasutaka, AU - Matsumoto,Teruhisa, AU - Adachi,Hiroyoshi, AU - Hirono,Nobutsugu, AU - Tanabe,Hirotaka, Y1 - 2007/02/09/ PY - 2006/11/17/accepted PY - 2007/2/15/pubmed PY - 2007/5/26/medline PY - 2007/2/15/entrez SP - 219 EP - 24 JF - Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders JO - Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord VL - 23 IS - 4 N2 - BACKGROUND: Despite many studies about the association between caregiver burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), there have been no population-based studies to evaluate caregiver burden associated with each BPSD. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate caregiver burden associated with the individual BPSD in elderly people living in the community. METHODS: The subjects were 67 participants with dementia living with their caregivers (diagnosed in the third Nakayama study): 51 Alzheimer's disease, 5 vascular dementia and 11 other. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and NPI Caregiver Distress Scale (NPI-D) were used to assess subjects' BPSD and related caregiver distress, respectively. RESULTS: In the subjects exhibiting BPSD, aberrant motor behavior had the highest mean NPI score, and depression/dysphoria had the lowest. Agitation/aggression had the highest mean NPI-D score, and euphoria/elation had the lowest. Delusion, agitation/aggression, apathy/indifference, irritability/lability and aberrant motor behavior showed a correlation between the NPI and NPI-D scores. CONCLUSION: The burden associated with BPSD is different for each symptom and does not always depend on frequency and severity of BPSD. These findings suggest that some symptoms, such as agitation/aggression and irritability/lability, may affect the caregivers significantly, although their frequency and severity are low. SN - 1420-8008 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17299264/Caregiver_burden_associated_with_behavioral_and_psychological_symptoms_of_dementia_in_elderly_people_in_the_local_community_ L2 - https://www.karger.com?DOI=10.1159/000099472 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -