Identifying cognitive and demographic variables that contribute to carer burden in dementia

Laurie A. Miller; Eneida Mioshi; Sharon Savage; Suncica Lah; John R. Hodges; Olivier Piguet

doi:10.1159/000347146

Identifying cognitive and demographic variables that contribute to carer burden in dementia

Laurie A. Miller, Eneida Mioshi, Sharon Savage, Suncica Lah, John R. Hodges, Olivier Piguet

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Carer burden has been associated with other carer-reported factors (e.g. depression), but less is known about the influence of more independent variables. We aimed to determine the impact of cognitive deficits, demographic variables and dementia subtype on carer burden.

METHODS: Patients with Alzheimer's dementia (n = 35) or frontotemporal lobar degeneration (n = 61) underwent assessment of anterograde memory, word generation, impulse control and emotion recognition. Age, sex, relationship type, disease duration and diagnosis were also considered. Carers completed the Zarit Burden Interview.

RESULTS: In bivariate regression analyses, carer burden was related to age, diagnosis, memory, impulse control and emotion recognition. Stepwise multivariate regression revealed independent contributions by patient age, memory and emotion recognition, explaining 23% of the variance.

CONCLUSION: The findings could help refine interventions and carer support.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-49
Number of pages	7
Journal	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Volume	36
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000347146
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

Keywords

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease/psychology
Analysis of Variance
Caregivers/psychology
Cognition Disorders/psychology
Cost of Illness
Dementia/epidemiology
Disease Progression
Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders/psychology
Family
Female
Humans
Male
Memory/physiology
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Recognition, Psychology
Sex Factors
Social Perception
Socioeconomic Factors

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