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Caring for an elderly person: Presictors of burden in dementia care

✍ Scribed by Dr. Margareta Grafström; Laura Fratiglioni; Bengt Winblad

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
564 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

In a population-based study, the burden of caring for an elderly relative was investigated. In this article the nature of burden, reported by the relatives of the elderly, is described according to Pearlin's conceptual model. Background factors and context as well as primary stressors were analysed. The close relatives were interviewed with a structured burden questionnaire. Among the background variables, gender of the caregiver was strongly associated with a heavy burden. Behaviour disturbances also emerged as a predictive factor of burden. Analysis of the primary stressors indicated that in the mild phase of dementia, long duration of the disease and decreased ADL capacity cause greater burden for the caregiver.

KEY woms-Dementia, caregiver burden, predictors, female caregivers, behaviour disturbances, population-based study.

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