Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia

Hanževački, Miroslav; Lucijanić, Jelena; Librenjak, Dina; Lucijanić, Marko; Jureša, Vesna

doi:10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

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Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 28 (2023), 5; 327-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

Hanževački, Miroslav; Lucijanić, Jelena; Librenjak, Dina; Lucijanić, Marko; Jureša, Vesna

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Hanževački, M., Lucijanić, J., Librenjak, D., Lucijanić, M. & Jureša, V. (2023). Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 28. (5), 327-332. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

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Hanževački, Miroslav, et al. "Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia." Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, vol. 28, no. 5, 2023, pp. 327-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

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Hanževački, Miroslav, Jelena Lucijanić, Dina Librenjak, Marko Lucijanić and Vesna Jureša. "Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia." Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 28, no. 5 (2023): 327-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

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Hanževački, M., et al. (2023) 'Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia', Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 28(5), pp. 327-332. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

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Hanževački M, Lucijanić J, Librenjak D, Lucijanić M, Jureša V. Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry [Internet]. 2023 September [cited 2025 April 03];28(5):327-332. doi: 10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338

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M. Hanževački, J. Lucijanić, D. Librenjak, M. Lucijanić and V. Jureša, "Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia", Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 327-332, September 2023. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:468131. [Accessed: 03 April 2025]

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Title (english)	Unique contributions of specific neuropsychiatric symptoms to caregiver burden in informal caregivers family members of patients with dementia
Author	Miroslav Hanževački
Author	Jelena Lucijanić
Author	Dina Librenjak
Author	Marko Lucijanić
Author	Vesna Jureša
Author's institution	University of Zagreb School of Medicine (Department of Internal Medicine)
Author's institution	University of Zagreb School of Medicine (Department of Family Medicine)
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Public Health and Health Care Family Medicine
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Clinical Medical Sciences Internal Medicine
Abstract (english)	Introduction: We aimed to evaluate how the presence of individual neuropsychiatric symptoms in non-institutionalised patients with dementia is associated with caregiver burden of their informal caregivers, family members. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on a total of 131 pairs of one informal caregiver family member and non-institutionalised patient with dementia in a family medicine practices in a city of Zagreb, Croatia. Caregiver measures included Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) whereas patient measures included Mini mental state examination (MMSE), Barthel index and Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q). Results: Total NPI-Q score explained 21% of overall burden. In order of strength of the association, after adjustments for age, sex, MMSE and Barthel index, overall burden was significantly associated with higher NPI-Q scores for agitation/aggression, apathy/indifference, irritability/lability, disinhibition, motor disturbance, appetite/eating, depression/dysphoria, anxiety, elation/euphoria and nighttime behaviours. When evaluating mutually independent contribution of unique NPI-Q symptoms to caregiver burden, agitation/aggression and apathy/indifference remained only two mutually independently associated symptoms, each explaining 5% of overall burden in this context. Conclusions: Informal caregivers who provide for family members with dementia suffering from agitation/aggression or apathy/indifference should be recognised as under special risk for the development of caregiver burden and considered as candidates for early targeted interventions.
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Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review
Publication version	Accepted version
Journal title	Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
Numbering	vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 327-332
p-ISSN	1354-6805
e-ISSN	1464-0619
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:105:468131
Publication	2023-09
Document URL	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13546805.2023.2255338
Type of resource	Text
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