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Valine Adib Rafaat
Valine Adib Rafaat
Egypt
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The Level of Function of Dementia Patients has an Impact on the Caregiver Burden
Author(s): Sarah Ahmed Hamza, Hend F Mahmoud, Valine Adib Rafaat and Adel Adel Abbas MohamedSarah Ahmed Hamza, Hend F Mahmoud, Valine Adib Rafaat and Adel Adel Abbas Mohamed
Introduction: Caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suffer from psychological and financial burdens. However, the results of the relationship between burden and functional decline have remained inconsistent. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the impact of the level of function of dementia patients on the caregiver burden. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample comprised of Ninety-six primary caregiver of elderly patients with dementia. The cognitive function, functional impairments, depressive symptoms for patients and then caregiver burden were assessed. Results: Caregiver burden was investigated using Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) investigated care giver burden, showed that (38.9%) of the caregivers suffered from severe burden, (37.9%) suffered from moderately.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000464