Caregiver Burden is Associated with Cognitive Decline and Physical Disability of Elderly Post-Stroke Patients

Othman, Zahiruddin and Siong, Teck Wong and Drahman, Ismail and Zakaria, Rahimah (2014) Caregiver Burden is Associated with Cognitive Decline and Physical Disability of Elderly Post-Stroke Patients. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 22 (9). pp. 1265-1271. ISSN 1990-9233

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Abstract

Caregiver burden following stroke is increasingly recognised as a significant health care concern. The present study found the prevalence of elderly patient’s post-stroke depression, cognitive impairment and caregiver’s burden to be 32%, 57.6% and 25%, respectively. Caregiver burden was significant, albeit weakly, correlated with cognitive decline (r=0.362, P 0.001) and physical disability (r=0.316, P=0.002) of elderly post-stroke patients. Otherwise, none of the socio-demographic characteristics of caregiver or patient, including depression, were significantly correlated with caregiver burden. This study highlighted the importance of regular assessment of cognitive function and physical disability of elderly post-stroke patients for early detection of caregiver burden, in addition to assessment of caregiver psychological wellbeing.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Caregiver Cognitive Deficit Post-Stroke Depression Burden Disability
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Divisions: Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences) > Article
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Depositing User: Administrator Automasi
Date Deposited: 13 May 2019 07:18
Last Modified: 13 May 2019 07:18
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/44320

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