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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 2/2009

01-04-2009 | Brief Communication

Predictors of caregiver burden in partners of patients with Parkinson’s disease

Authors: Marco D’Amelio, Valeria Terruso, Barbara Palmeri, Norma Di Benedetto, Giorgia Famoso, Paolo Cottone, Paolo Aridon, Paolo Ragonese, Giovanni Savettieri

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 2/2009

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Abstract

Aim of this study was to determine the predictors of caregiver burden among spouse caregivers of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Forty consecutive PD patients and their spouse caregivers were included. Patients were assessed using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), the Hoehn and Yahr scale (HY), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Stress and depressive symptoms among caregivers were evaluated using the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) scale and the GDS. Only PD severity (HY) and mental symptoms (NPI) were significantly associated to caregiver distress. A major attention must be given to the early identification of factors generating stress in caregivers in order to improve caregiver quality of life and patient’s care.
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Metadata
Title
Predictors of caregiver burden in partners of patients with Parkinson’s disease
Authors
Marco D’Amelio
Valeria Terruso
Barbara Palmeri
Norma Di Benedetto
Giorgia Famoso
Paolo Cottone
Paolo Aridon
Paolo Ragonese
Giovanni Savettieri
Publication date
01-04-2009
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-009-0024-z

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