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P2–338: Burden, family adaptability‐cohesion, devotion and depression of dementia caregivers
Author(s) -
Eun Hun Jeong
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.986
Subject(s) - dementia , caregiver burden , depression (economics) , marital status , daughter , psychology , beck depression inventory , medicine , gerontology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , disease , economics , macroeconomics , population , anxiety , environmental health , pathology , evolutionary biology , biology
attention, and abstract reasoning of individuals whose native language is Haitian Creole (Kreyol). Results: Forty-eight of the analyzed records met the DSM-IVR criteria for dementia. Differential diagnoses identified 9 cases of Alzheimer’s disease (NINDS-ADRDA criteria), 15 cases of vascular dementia with or without Alzheimer’s disease, and 24 cases of dementia due to other causes, primarily HIV, post-traumatic brain injury, or alcoholism. Most of the dementia cases were advanced, and the reasons for consultation were psychiatric manifestations, such as aggressiveness, depression, and hallucinations. Medications most often used were benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and antipsychotics. Few subjects had access to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. Caregivers were usually family members, mostly women of childbearing age. Free educational sessions on dementia care were offered by the memory clinic. Conclusions: Elderly Haitians with dementia and their caregivers are in urgent need of diagnostic services, treatment facilities, medications, and caregiver support.