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JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 358, Issue 1-2, Pages 276-281Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.09.009
Keywords
Burden; Caregiver; Caregiver burden scale; India; Parkinson's disease
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- CSIR [09/45(1283)/2013 EMR-I]
- Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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Aim was to analyze predictors of burden among primary caregivers (CGs) of Indian Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. 150 PD patients were administered using Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Hoehn and Yahr Scale (H&Y), Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Score (MADRS) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) in this cross-sectional evaluation study. CG burden was assessed by Caregiver's Burden Scale (CBS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), SF-36 and 20-item Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS). Linear regression methods were used to evaluate factors contributing to burden and stress. Mean age of CG was 50.38 16.04 (range: 25-83 yrs). Marital status of CGs was noted to have significant relationship with CBS score (F = 9525, P < 0.0001). Siblings (brother/sister) reported the highest CBS score while the wives reported the least. Correlations were strong between CBS and HADS anxiety (r = 0.228, P = 0.0048) and HADS depression (r = 0.2172, P = 0.0076). High correlations were found in caregiving duration, patients' stage of illness and motor disability among all the scales (CBS, HADS, SF36) determined. Step-wise regression analysis showed UPDRS (beta = 1.364-0202 ranging among all scales) and H&Y stages (beta = 2.786-7.257) to have the strongest influence on CGs. CGs of patients with depression (MADRS: P = 0.007 (SF36 mental) and dementia (MMSE: P = 0.01) experienced greater stress. Social and financial status was disrupted in similar to 60% to 80% of the CGs. Motor imbalances with disability of PD patients and severity of disease are the main factors contributing to burden and stress in CGs. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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