PMID- 17603824
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080512
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0885-6230 (Print)
IS  - 0885-6230 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
DP  - 2008 Jan
TI  - Carer burden in dementia--assessing the impact of behavioural and psychological 
      symptoms via self-report questionnaire.
PG  - 60-4
AB  - BACKGROUND: The relationship between the behavioural and psychological symptoms 
      of dementia (BPSD) and negative outcomes in carers has been consistently 
      demonstrated, however the quality of the assessment of the former in routine 
      clinical settings is variable and validated interview-based scales are frequently 
      underutilised. AIMS: To develop a carer self-report questionnaire, the 
      Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms Questionnaire (BPSQ), for the assessment 
      of the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia and associated carer distress. 
      METHOD: The BPSQ was administered to the carers of 30 community-dwelling older 
      adults with diagnoses of Alzheimer's or vascular dementia and the results 
      compared with interview assessment using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). 
      RESULTS: BPSD were present in 96.2% of patients. There was strong correlation 
      (r(s) = 0.61, p < 0.001) between the BPSQ and interview with respect to measures 
      of symptom frequency and severity. However, there was significant divergence 
      between the two assessment schedules with respect to carer distress which was 
      found to be significantly under-reported in the initial interview (U = 64.00, z = 
      -5.22, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The BPSQ is an effective tool to complement 
      clinical interview in the assessment and monitoring of BPSD, and provides useful 
      additional information with respect to carer distress, which currently may be 
      under recognised. A follow-up study is required to complete the work of 
      validating the BPSQ.
FAU - Neil, Wendy
AU  - Neil W
AD  - Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust, Leeds, UK. wendy.neil@leesmh.nhs.uk
FAU - Bowie, Peter
AU  - Bowie P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
JT  - International journal of geriatric psychiatry
JID - 8710629
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Caregivers/*psychology
MH  - *Cost of Illness
MH  - Dementia/*nursing/*psychology
MH  - Depression/diagnosis/etiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Social Behavior Disorders/diagnosis/etiology
MH  - Stress, Psychological/etiology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2007/07/03 09:00
MHDA- 2008/05/13 09:00
CRDT- 2007/07/03 09:00
PHST- 2007/07/03 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/05/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/07/03 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/gps.1839 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;23(1):60-4. doi: 10.1002/gps.1839.