Caregiver burden and its associated factors among family caregivers of persons with dementia in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the level of caregiver burden and factors associated with it among family caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) living in communities of Shanghai, China.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Communities in Hongkou District of Shanghai, China.

Participants

A random sample of 109 older adults with dementia and their primary family caregivers.

Main outcome measure

Caregiver burden measured by the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), and the Caregivers' depressive symptom measured by the simplified Chinese version of Self-rating Depression Scale was the outcome variable of the study. The independent variables, including the cognitive function (measured by Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), sleep quality assessed by the Pittsburgh Sle

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9174806 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature