Aggression Towards Caregivers in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aggression is one manifestation of behavioral disturbances in neurodegenerative disease with emerging literature suggesting a high prevalence in Parkinson's disease and related disorders (PDRD).

Objectives

Our aim was to describe characteristics, associated factors, and consequences of aggression towards caregivers in PDRD.

Methods

This is a convergent mixed methods study, leveraging data from 296 PDRD patient-caregiver dyads in a clinical trial of palliative care and semi-structured interviews with a subgroup of 14 caregivers who reported aggression. The primary outcome was baseline caregiver-reported aggression. Using multivariate linear regression, baseline dyad characteristics (eg, measures of disease, psychosocial issues, caregiver strain) were examine

SUBMITTER: Macchi ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9547131 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature