Patient-Related Factors Influencing Caregiver Burden in Parkinson's Disease Patients: Comparison of Effects Before and After Deep Brain Stimulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caregivers of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients provide important support during the pre- and postoperative phase of deep brain stimulation (DBS). High levels of caregiver burden have been reported after DBS. However, a comparison between preoperative and postoperative burden and associated factors has been insufficiently studied.

Objective

To investigate the influence of DBS on caregiver burden, and to identify the differential impact of patient-related factors on caregiver burden before and after DBS.

Methods

Consecutive patients referred for DBS eligibility screening or during one-year follow-up assessments were included. Caregiver burden was measured with the short Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12). Inverse Probability Weighting (IPW) was used to compare

SUBMITTER: Van Hienen MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484085 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature