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The experience of burden in India — a study of dementia caregivers
Author(s)	Leena Mary Emmatty, Ranbir S Bhatti, Mathew T Mukalel
Journal title	Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 5, no 2, May 2006
Pages	pp 223-232
Source	http://www.dem.sagepub.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Informal care ; Stress ; Family relationships ; Social surveys ; India.
Annotation	30 caregivers of people living with dementia were investigated to examine the caregivers' experience of burden. The Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDRS), Burden Interviews and open-ended questions were administered to patients attending inpatient and outpatient services at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India. Findings indicate that only 30% of the cases fell into the high burden group. No statistically significant results were observed between caregiver relationship and burden scores. Burden experience in extended families was less compared to other types of families. The need to create awareness about the illness among different sections of the general population and interventions that are suited to Indian caregivers are discussed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060609211 A
Classmark	EA: P6: QNH: DS:SJ: 3F: 7FA
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