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| Assessing the impact of neuro-psychiatric symptoms on distress in professional caregivers | | Author(s) | S A Wood, J L Cummings, T Barclay |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 3, no 3, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp 241-245 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Stress ; Nurses ; Nursing homes ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Caregiver burden has been studied extensively in family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. Behavioural disturbances have been widely reported to be a source of distress and burden for family caregivers. However, the study of the effects of behavioural disturbance on distress for professional caregivers in long-term care facilities has been relatively ignored. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with dementia on distress in nursing home caregivers. One hundred and five professional caregiver interviews were held in order to assess distress related to the frequency and severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms in one 125 bed nursing home. Twelve licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and 12 certified nurses aids (CNAs) were interviewed regarding 69 nursing home residents using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home Versions (NPI-NH). Agitation and apathy were found to be the two most distressing behaviours for both the LVNs and CNAs, and the level of distress for the LVNs was similar to that reported by family carers in other published research. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991005209 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: QNH: QTE: LHB: 7T |
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