Nomenclature Used by Family Caregivers to Describe and Characterize Neuropsychiatric Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are a core feature of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias that are characterized by a fluctuating course. NPS are challenging to manage and contribute to high rates of burden among family caregivers. Successful information exchange between clinicians and family caregivers is critical for facilitating effective management of NPS. However, this communication is often challenging due to inconsistent terminology and classification of symptoms and limited understanding of how family caregivers recognize and describe symptoms. The objective of this study was to examine the language family caregivers' use to describe and contextualize NPS.

Research design and methods

Descriptive qualitative study of 20 family caregiver

SUBMITTER: Gilmore-Bykovskyi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7362619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature