THE EFFECT OF AGITATION ON CAREGIVERS' BURDEN IN PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA

ÖZEL KIZIL E. T., Altintas H. O., BAŞTUĞ G., Durmaz N., Altunoz U.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.256-261, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.256-261
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dementia, Caregivers, Psychomotor Agitation, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, TURKISH VERSION, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, INVENTORY, BEHAVIOR
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of agitation on caregiver relatives' subjective burden together with other possible factors such as depressive symptoms, cognitive functions, duration of dementia, and caregivers' age, education and gender.