Predictors of caregiver burden in caregivers of individuals with dementia

Abstract

Impaired function in care-recipients predicts caregiver burden, and also interacts with demographical- and caregiving-related factors. Thus, it will be beneficial to both care-recipients and caregivers to target nursing interventions and community services to improve the functional abilities of individuals with dementia.

Caregiver attributes and socio-demographic determinants of caregiving burden in selected low-income communities in cape town, South Africa

“…Our finding that physical burden is the least reported burden is consistent with recent reports (see [2]). Kim et al [27] also found small to moderate positive relationships between caregiving-related factors and caregiver burden which collaborated our findings. Though, greater proportion of the caregivers had some form of secondary education, they have higher burden with increasing age which is in contrast with the finding of, Umaru et al [2] that caregivers education and training is an important factor in order to enhance caregivers' ability to cope effectively with the brunt of burden of providing care to care recipients who have impairment of physical function.…”

Undergraduate caregivers for individuals with chronic conditions: Stressors and needs

“…Although participants in the current study did not specify if they lived with the care recipient, in other samples of caregivers, co-residence with the care recipient has been associated with increased burden and psychological distress among caregivers [16][17][18], and with increased interference in school work and in extracurricular participation among young caregivers [16]. This sample's tendency to live with family or romantic partners may be attributed to intergenerational households, financial constraints, and accessibility to the care recipient.…”

“…Responses for each item are summed to provide a score between 0 and 27 [9]. Scores are grouped into ranges: no depression (0-4); mild depression (5-9); moderate depression (10)(11)(12)(13)(14); moderately severe depression (15)(16)(17)(18)(19); and severe depression (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). The PHQ-9 has been shown to have excellent internal consistency (α's .86 to .89) in validation studies, as well as in the current sample (α =.88).…”

“…Respondents rate the degree to which various items have bothered them over the past two weeks using a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). Total scores range from 0 to 27, and scores are characterized by the following ranges: mild anxiety (5-9), moderate anxiety (10)(11)(12)(13)(14), and severe anxiety (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). The GAD-7 has shown good internal consistency both in standardization samples (α = .92) and in the current sample (α = .92), as well as very good test-retest reliability and convergent validity in validation studies [10].…”

Managing life-altering situations: A qualitative longitudinal study of the experiences of people with memory disorders and their family caregivers

“…Previous studies concerning the subjective experiences of PMDs focus on their challenges, coping strategies [15][16][17][18] , the diagnosis' impact on their selfhood and identity [11,[19][20][21] , subjective reality [22,23] and dignity [24,25] . Issues relevant to family members' experiences that have been studied include changes in relations as well as caregivers' challenges, well-being, burden and coping mechanisms [8,[26][27][28][29] . Intrapersonal processes are usually of interest, and investigators highlight a need to understand the interpersonal and dyadic processes involved in giving and receiving care [30,31] .…”