Understanding neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: challenges and advances in diagnosis and treatment

A Pless, D Ware, S Saggu, H Rehman… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) affect up to 97% of AD
patients, with an estimated 80% of current AD patients experiencing these symptoms …

Galantamine-Memantine combination in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and beyond

MM Koola - Psychiatry Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia in the elderly population
worldwide. Despite the major unmet clinical need, no new medications for the treatment of …

Empathy and perceived burden in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

R Di Lorenzo, A Girone, N Panzera, G Fiore… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Caregivers of patients load different kinds of burdens, including emotional
distress. Aims of this study were to evaluate both burden and empathy of caregivers who …

Caregiver burden, mental health, quality of life and self-efficacy of family caregivers of persons with dementia in Malaysia: baseline results of a psychoeducational …

HE Nasreen, M Tyrrell, S Vikström, Å Craftman… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background The majority of persons with dementia (PWD) are mainly cared for by their
family members in the home. Evidence is however scarce on family caregivers' psychosocial …

Comparison between burden of care partners of individuals with Alzheimer's disease versus individuals with other chronic diseases

M Demirbas, JH Hahn-Pedersen, HL Jørgensen - Neurology and therapy, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Caregiving in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often provided by informal
care partners, who spend more hours per week on average than care partners of individuals …

A literature review on the burden of Alzheimer's disease on care partners

KS Frederiksen, KL Lanctôt, W Weidner… - Journal of …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Background: Many individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are dependent on
nonprofessional care partners. Providing informal care can result in emotional, physical, and …

Providing care for a person with late-stage dementia at home: What are carers' experiences?

L Dempsey, M Dowling, P Larkin, K Murphy - Dementia, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background It is widely reported that carers who provide care for a family member with
dementia endure physical and psychological burdens. Not only do they fulfil an important …

Relieving care burden and promoting health-related quality of life for family caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer's disease via an empowerment program

M Yazdanmanesh, R Esmaeili, M Nasiri… - Aging clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Effective strategies should be adopted to reduce care burden (CB) and improve
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in family caregivers (FCGs) of elderly people with …

Burden in Tunisian family caregivers of older patients with schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorders; associations with depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of …

F Fekih-Romdhane, S Ben Ali, N Ghazouani… - Clinical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background There are very little data on the burden among caregivers of older adults with
severe mental diseases. We aimed to assess the perceived burden among caregivers of …

Caregivers' experiences, challenges, and needs in caring for people with dementia in India: a scoping review

D Lillekroken, L Halvorsrud, H Bjørge, S Gandhi… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background As the world's most populous country, India faces a growing challenge in
addressing dementia, in which advancing age remains the strongest risk factor …