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P2–340: The relationship between coping strategies and caregiver burden in caregivers of people with Alzheimer's dementia
Author(s) -
Tutar Hasan,
Cankurtaran Eylem,
Tekin Pinar,
Caykoylu Ali
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.2013.05.988
Subject(s) - dementia , spouse , caregiver burden , dysfunctional family , coping (psychology) , family caregivers , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , geriatric depression scale , gerontology , medicine , disease , depressive symptoms , pathology , sociology , anthropology
and .52 (p < .001), meaning patient’s dementia related factors were more likely to impose heavier burden on caregivers. Number of disease, perceived health status, co-residence, caregiving hours, and contact frequency were identified as factors that increased the burden score significantly. Presence of secondary caregiver and involvement in economic activity lowered caregiver burden scores significantly.Conclusions: The results of this study emphasize the importance of appropriate intervention to support family caregivers that enables caregivers to provide home based care. The cognitive, behavioral, and functional deterioration of patients is highly associated with caregiver burden. Future study is needed to understand the different difficulties in accordance with stage and type of dementia to develop the individualized interventions for family caregivers.