Muhammad Sahimi
Physics-informed and data-driven discovery of governing equations for complex phenomena in heterogeneous media
Physical review. E
paper report part study investigate burden experienced families giving care relative dementia consequences care mental health primary caregiver strategies families use cope care giving stressorsthe cost caring people dementia enormous monetary psychological partners relatives friends take care patients experience emotional physical financial stress care giving demands central decisions patient institutionalizationa volunteer sample 172 caregivercare recipient dyads participated study cyprus 20042005 patients suffering probable alzheimers type dementia recruited neurology clinics data collected using memory behaviour problem checklist burden interview center epidemiological studiesdepression scale ways coping questionnairethe results showed 6802 caregivers highly burdened 65 exhibited depressive symptoms burden related patient psychopathology caregiver sex income level education statistically significant difference level burden depression patients lived community institutions high scores burden scale associated use emotionalfocused coping strategies less burdened relatives used problemsolving approaches caregiving demandscaregivers especially women need individualized specific training understand manage behaviour relatives dementia cope feelings