PMID- 25420414
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160913
LR  - 20151208
IS  - 1741-6612 (Electronic)
IS  - 1440-6381 (Linking)
VI  - 34
IP  - 4
DP  - 2015 Dec
TI  - Caregiver distress in dementia in rural Victoria.
PG  - 235-40
LID - 10.1111/ajag.12158 [doi]
AB  - AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the levels of stress, anxiety and 
      depression of informal carers caring for someone with dementia in a rural 
      setting. METHODS: Carers of people with dementia were recruited to complete a 
      survey that incorporated the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) to measure 
      carer emotional well-being. The survey also included the Neuropsychiatric 
      Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), which assesses the presence and severity of 
      behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) of care recipients and 
      their effects on the carer. RESULTS: A total of 39 carers completed surveys. 
      Almost half of the respondents reported levels of stress and depression in the 
      moderate to severe range as measured on the DASS. BPSD exhibited by care 
      recipients, such as agitation, anxiety, aggression and nocturnal disturbance, 
      were associated with the level of stress reported by the carer as measured with 
      the NPI-Q. CONCLUSION: Caring for care recipients who exhibit BPSD predisposes 
      carers in rural areas to high levels of stress and depression. Regular, periodic 
      screening of carers is required to detect abnormal levels of stress, depression 
      and anxiety in order to enable timely introduction of interventions.
CI  - (c) 2014 AJA Inc.
FAU - Ervin, Kaye
AU  - Ervin K
AD  - Rural Health Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 
      Australia.
FAU - Pallant, Julie
AU  - Pallant J
AD  - Rural Health Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 
      Australia.
FAU - Reid, Carol
AU  - Reid C
AD  - Goulburn Valley Family Care, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20141125
PL  - Australia
TA  - Australas J Ageing
JT  - Australasian journal on ageing
JID - 9808874
SB  - IM
CIN - Australas J Ageing. 2015 Dec;34(4):277-8. PMID: 26643233
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Anxiety/diagnosis/*etiology/psychology/therapy
MH  - Caregivers/*psychology
MH  - Cost of Illness
MH  - Dementia/diagnosis/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Depression/diagnosis/*etiology/psychology/therapy
MH  - Emotions
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - *Rural Health
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Stress, Psychological/diagnosis/*etiology/psychology/therapy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Victoria
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
OT  - carer stress
EDAT- 2014/11/26 06:00
MHDA- 2016/09/14 06:00
CRDT- 2014/11/26 06:00
PHST- 2014/11/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/11/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/09/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1111/ajag.12158 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Australas J Ageing. 2015 Dec;34(4):235-40. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12158. Epub 2014 Nov 
      25.