Assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

HC Kales, LN Gitlin, CG Lyketsos - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia include agitation, depression, apathy,
repetitive questioning, psychosis, aggression, sleep problems, wandering, and a variety of …

Tip of the iceberg: assessing the global socioeconomic costs of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and strategic implications for stakeholders

YH El-Hayek, RE Wiley, CP Khoury… - Journal of …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
While it is generally understood that Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias
(ADRD) is one of the costliest diseases to society, there is widespread concern that …

Dementia and caregiver burden: a three‐year longitudinal study

MH Connors, K Seeher, A Teixeira‐Pinto… - … journal of geriatric …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Dementia, with its progressive cognitive and functional decline and associated
neuropsychiatric symptoms, places a large burden on caregivers. While frequently studied …

Bidirectional relationship between caregiver burden and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a narrative review

AT Isik, P Soysal, M Solmi… - International journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this review is to make a state of the art of the potential influence of
neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPs) on caregiver stress and vice versa. Methods We searched …

The trajectory of caregiver burden and risk factors in dementia progression: A systematic review

R van den Kieboom, L Snaphaan… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Background: Caring for patients with dementia at home is often a long-term process, in
which the independence of the patient declines, and more responsibility and supervision …

Caring for a person with dementia on the margins of long-term care: a perspective on burden from 8 European countries

C Sutcliffe, C Giebel, M Bleijlevens, C Lethin… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To explore associations between carer burden and characteristics of (1) the
informal carer,(2) the person with dementia, and (3) the care support network in 8 European …

Factors associated with long-term impact on informal caregivers during Alzheimer's disease dementia progression: 36-month results from GERAS

C Reed, M Belger, JS Andrews… - International …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: To identify, in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia,
factors associated with subjective (personal, physical, emotional, and social) and objective …

Which factors increase informal care hours and societal costs among caregivers of people with dementia? A systematic review of Resource Utilization in Dementia …

RC Angeles, LI Berge, MH Gedde, E Kjerstad… - Health economics …, 2021 - Springer
Background Nearly 19 million people across OECD countries are living with dementia, and
millions of family caregivers are affected by the disease. The costs of informal care are …

Explaining caregiver burden in a large sample of UK dementia caregivers: The role of contextual factors, behavioural problems, psychological resilience, and …

J Gilsenan, C Gorman, M Shevlin - Aging & Mental Health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Dementia caregiver burden is a significant public health concern, affecting both
the wellbeing of caregivers and their care-recipients. This study investigated a range of …

Caregiving and caregiver burden in dementia home care: results from the prospective dementia registry (PRODEM) of the Austrian Alzheimer Society

G Ransmayr, P Hermann, K Sallinger… - Journal of …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: Comprehensive studies on caregiver burden (CB) of persons caring for
dementia patients differ methodologically and show variable results. Objective: Analysis of …