Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Patient Correlates
Mohamed S, Rosenheck R, Lyketsos CG, Schneider LS. Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Patient Correlates. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2010, 18: 917-927. PMID: 20808108, PMCID: PMC3972419, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181d5745d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseasePatients' qualityCaregiver burdenCognitive statusCaregiver Distress ScaleUsual care settingsIntensity of careLower functional capabilitySix-month changesClinical Antipsychotic TrialsProbable Alzheimer's diseasePatients' cognitive statusDiagnosis of dementiaQuality of lifeBeck Depression InventoryCATIE-ADRelationship of burdenBurden InterviewAmbulatory outpatientsPatients CorrelatePharmacologic interventionsAntipsychotic TrialsTreatment outcomesDecreased burdenCare settings