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- Title
The burden in family caregivers of people living with dementia: prevalence and predictors.
- Authors
Aljezawi, Ma'en; Kofahi, Raid; Abu Khait, Abdallah; Abdalrahim, Asem; Al Omari, Omar; Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah; ALBashtawy, Mohammed; Suliman, Mohammad; Khader, Imad Abu; Jallad, Mohammed; Qaddumi, Jamal; ALBashtawy, Zaid; Hani, Salam Bani
- Abstract
Background: Providing care for people with dementia incorporates a level of burden which can affect quality of life for both the caregiver and the recipient of care. This study measures the level of burden experienced by Jordanian caregivers for people with dementia and explore related predictors. Methods: Through a cross‐sectional survey, participants were invited through convenience sampling to participate in a structured interview. Results: A total of 406 participants completed the survey. According to Zarit Burden Interview, the mean burden score of the sample was 26.2 (SD = 16.2). This score falls under the mild to moderate burden level. Older age of the patient, severe dementia, lower number of caregivers, if the caregiving negatively affected family relations, and if the caregiving negatively affected jobs, were significant predictors of burden. Conclusion: Caregivers in the current study reported no burden to a minimum burden. This result does not mean that these caregivers have no or minimal stress or that they do not have psychological needs; on the contrary, these results call for more attention to providing extra psychological and emotional support to caregivers of patients with dementia in order to decrease the burden level and maintain their efforts in caregiving. Future studies are required to discern the shape and context of unmet caregiver needs, assessment, and support.
- Subjects
JORDAN; TREATMENT of dementia; CROSS-sectional method; PREDICTION models; STATISTICAL sampling; INTERVIEWING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FAMILY relations; BURDEN of care; SURVEYS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; GERIATRIC assessment; DEMENTIA; SOCIAL support; DEMENTIA patients; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; OLD age
- Publication
Psychogeriatrics, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 5, p1132
- ISSN
1346-3500
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/psyg.13169