Some problematic behaviors in Alzheimer's dementia

Nagaratnam, Nages; Lim, Wendy; Hutyn, Shana

doi:10.1016/s0167-4943(01)00081-4

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“…This result is consistent with the work of Smith et al (1998) and Nagaratnam et al (2001). A high frequency of physically nonaggressive behaviors such as wandering, exit-seeking behaviors, pacing, and repetitious mannerisms may consume energy (White et al, 2004).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Smith et al (1998) found that hyperphagia was significantly associated with a greater frequency of wandering. This finding was also supported by the study by Nagaratnam, Lim, and Hutyn (2001), which found that 75% of demented inpatients with hyperphagia exhibited wandering behavior. They posited that wandering is a possible predictor for hyperphagic behaviors.…”

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confidence: 73%

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Predictors of Hyperphagia in Institutionalized Patients With Dementia

2014

Journal of Nursing Research

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Findings suggest that institutionalized male patients with dementia with longer institutionalization who have either a relatively low-fluency task score or a relatively high frequency of physically nonaggressive behaviors are at greater risk for exhibiting hyperphagic behaviors. Once hyperphagic behaviors are found in a patient, a transdisciplinary case meeting should be held to develop an appropriate dietary management plan, and further identification and treatment should be done by a neurologist or a psychiatrist.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 73%

Predictors of Hyperphagia in Institutionalized Patients With Dementia

2014

Journal of Nursing Research

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“…A caregiver's progressive adaptation to the deterioration and increasing needs of the person with AD may reflect the low correlation between caregiver burden, severity of AD, and the degree of dependence [13,14,25,26] . Moreover, this finding suggests that with disease progression into severe stage and less physical activities (less agitation and behavioral disturbances) caregiver burden stabilizes [27][28][29] .…”

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confidence: 81%

Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Burden of Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease

Serrano‐Aguilar¹,

López-Bastida²,

Yanes-Lopez³

2006

Neuroepidemiology

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This study assessed the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQL) and the perceived burden of informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) on the Canary Islands (Spain). We utilized a multicenter, cross-sectional design, based on questionnaire responses of 237 informal caregivers of AD patients. Patients were classified according to the degree of severity utilizing the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale. Sociodemographic, HRQL (EQ-5D) and functional dependency data were gathered together with the degree of caregiver burden. Caregivers had a higher frequency of problems than did the general population for every EQ-5D dimension. Caregivers’ HRQL was inversely associated with the subject dependency level and caregiver age. HRQL was higher for more educated caregivers. Variables with a negative and/or significant effect on caregivers’ HRQL were high feelings of burden, more committed time to care, and older age. The caregiver burden quantified by the Zarit scale showed 83.3% of caregivers with a high level of burden.

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“…26 The caregiving experience is sometimes extremely stressful 8 and often associated with feelings of guilt and helplessness. 27 Abbreviations: ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; CBI, caregiver burden inventory; SD, standard deviation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Living With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Patients Increases the Caregiver’s Burden at 6 Months

Raccichini

Spazzafumo²,

Castellani

et al. 2015

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

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The objective of our study was to demonstrate that living with a person affected by mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease can lead to an increased perception of the caregiver's burden using the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI). The sample consisted of 153 dyads, caregiver-patient. At baseline, a greater perception of the caregiver's burden was observed in the live-in caregivers. A further increase in the total burden of the live-in caregivers was noticed at the 6-month follow-up. More specifically, with the inclusion of correction factors such as the caregiver's age and the CBI subscales at baseline, the social and emotional burden becomes statistically significant (P < .001). The present paper confirms our hypothesis that live-in caregivers perceive a greater burden than nonlive-in, and this difference increases further after 6 months. The difference in involvement between live-in and nonlive-in caregivers could be the foundation to tailor more specific interventions.

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Some problematic behaviors in Alzheimer's dementia

Cited by 11 publications

References 28 publications

Predictors of Hyperphagia in Institutionalized Patients With Dementia

Predictors of Hyperphagia in Institutionalized Patients With Dementia

Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Burden of Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease

Living With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Patients Increases the Caregiver’s Burden at 6 Months

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