Caregiver burden, sleep quality, depression, and anxiety in dementia caregivers: a comparison of frontotemporal lobar degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, and Alzheimer's disease

Abstract

The frequency and severity of behavioral disturbances in patient and caregiver stress accounted for the increased caregiver burden, which suggests that frontotemporal lobar degeneration and dementia with Lewy bodies caregivers should receive more support than is currently available.

Patient affect and caregiver burden in dementia

“…Caregiver distress was more severe in caregivers of DLB patients than in those of ADD, and caregivers of DLB patients experienced significantly more burden compared to those of ADD . More severe neuropsychiatric symptoms and more impaired ADL functioning were thought to cause the more severe burden on DLB caregivers . The results in this study were in line with previous reports.…”

“…Two studies comparing the caregiver burden or care distress between ADD and DLB have been reported . Caregiver distress was more severe in caregivers of DLB patients than in those of ADD, and caregivers of DLB patients experienced significantly more burden compared to those of ADD . More severe neuropsychiatric symptoms and more impaired ADL functioning were thought to cause the more severe burden on DLB caregivers .…”

“…Comparison of the caregiver burden between ADD and bvFTD was investigated in five studies . In four studies, bvFTD increased the levels of caregiver burden .…”

“…Recently, a few studies have reported a difference in the caregiver burden among different dementing diseases, including dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) . However, no studies have compared the burden of caregivers for dementia patients between the different diseases, taking the positive affect of patients into consideration.…”

Psychodramatic group therapy on Alzheimer patients' caregiver relatives

“…27,[29][30][31][32] Alzheimer hastasına bakım veren bireylerin anksiyete, uyku bozuklukları, tükenmişlik, depresyon, kronik stres ve bununla ilişkili bellek sorunları yaşadıkları, yaşam kalitelerinin ve genel sağlık durumlarının olumsuz olarak etkilendiği bildirilmiştir. 30,[33][34][35] Bir meta-analiz çalış-masında, bunama hastasına bakım veren yakın-larında sempatik aşırı aktivasyonun geliştiği ve hipertansiyon, kardiyovasküler hastalıklar, kronik inflamatuvar hastalıklar gibi psikosomatik hastalıkların sık görüldüğü belirlenmiştir. 36 Çalış-mamızın karşılaştırma grubu yoktur, ancak sonuçlarımız bakım veren hasta yakınlarında depresyon ve anksiyete belirtilerinin normalin üzerinde olduğunu göstermektedir.…”