Predictors of Burden for Caregivers of Patients with Parkinsonʼs Disease

Subjective and Objective Caregiver Burden in Parkinson's Disease

“…This study has demonstrated that caregivers of PD patients experience high levels of subjective and objective burden, comparable to that in stroke (Hong et al, 2000) and higher than that in general chronic disease (Choi & Kim et (Kim, Chung, Im, & Lee, 2005;Edwards & Scheetz, 2002). In this study, the results indicate that the objective caregiver burden which reflects how caregivers perceive that their life has been disrupted by caregiving, was higher than the subjective caregiver burden.…”

“…Providing care to a family member with PD can have far-reaching effects on the caregiver's social activities, emotional health, and stress (Caap-Ahlgren & Dehlin, 2002;Edwards & Scheetz, 2002). Even though medication is initially effective at controlling patients and allowing them to function normally while making little, if any, physical demands, the caregiver may experience emotional stresses related to uncertainty about the prognosis.…”

Caregiver Burden and Perceived Social Support among Caregivers of Patients with Cancer

“…It has been emphasized that social support, which is conceptualized as the support given to any person in a troublesome or burdensome situation by family members, relatives as well as resources exerted by social connections, is effective in promoting physical health and feeling oneself good (Ardahan, 2006). There are certain studies reporting that caregivers receiving social support feel the less care burden and that there exists a negative-relation between the increase in social support and intensity of care burden (Edwards and Scheetz, 2002;Chiou et al, 2009). It has also been argued that social support level perceived by caregivers is among the primary factors affecting the health state of caregivers.…”

Evaluación de la sobrecarga en los cuidadores de los pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson ambulatorios y sus factores de riesgo

“…Los estudios existentes se han focalizado preferentemente en la demencia y su efecto sobre el cuidador [5][6][7][8] . Estudiamos una población de pacientes EPI ambulatoria que consulta en nuestro centro, con el objeto de evaluar los factores del paciente que inciden en la sobrecarga del cuidador y los factores de riesgo de estos últimos.…”