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Burden of caregivers for patients with mild cognitive impairment in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2013

Satoshi Hayashi ,
Seishi Terada ,
Shigeto Nagao ,
Chikako Ikeda ,
Aki Shindo ,
Etsuko Oshima ,
Osamu Yokota  and
Yosuke Uchitomi
Satoshi Hayashi
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Seishi Terada*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Shigeto Nagao
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Chikako Ikeda
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Aki Shindo
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Etsuko Oshima
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Osamu Yokota
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Yosuke Uchitomi
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. Seishi Terada, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. Phone: +81-86-235-7242; Fax: +81-86-235-7246. Email: terada@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
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Abstract

Background: Caregivers of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) already experience a need for increased services comparable to that of individuals caring for Alzheimer's disease patients. However, there have been only a few studies on the MCI caregiver burden. In this study, we examined MCI caregiver burden in a larger number of consecutive outpatients in Japan.

Methods: One hundred and four consecutive caregivers of people with MCI participated in this study. The caregiver burden was evaluated by the short version of the Japanese version of the Zarit Burden Interview (sZBI).

Results: About 20% of the caregivers reported a clinically significant burden. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that the caregiver burden was significantly associated with neurobehavioral symptoms (p < 0.001) and memory problems (p = 0.022) of the patient.

Conclusions: The caregiver burden of MCI patients should be given more attention. The management of neurobehavioral symptoms may be important to reduce the burden on caregivers of MCI patients.

Keywords

carerscaregiver burdenmild cognitive impairment (MCI)Zarit caregiver burden interview
Type
Research Article
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 25 , Issue 8: Elder abuse an international perspective , August 2013 , pp. 1357 - 1363
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Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2013 

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