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Caregiver Characteristics Are Associated with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia
Kaycee M. Sink, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Deborah E. Barnes, Robert J. Newcomer, Kristine S. Yaffe. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2006-04-24
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Caregivers were on average 64 years old, 72% female, and 49% were the spouse of the patient (32% wives, 17% husbands). The mean burden score of caregivers was 15 (range 0-32, with higher scores indicating more burden), and 32% had significant depressive symptoms. Patients were on average 79 years old, 60% were female, and most had moderate to severe dementia. The mean number of NPS+/-standard deviation was 4.8+/-2.8. After adjusting for patient characteristics, caregivers who were younger, less educated, more depressed, more burdened, or spent more hours per week giving care reported more NPS in care recipients (all P< or =.005). Certain caregiver characteristics are associated with NPS, independent of patient characteristics, including dementia severity. Clinicians should consider the dynamics between patients and caregivers when managing NPS. Understanding how different caregiver characteristics influence NPS may help tailor caregiver education and interventions.
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Sink, K. M., Covinsky, K. E., Barnes, D. E., Newcomer, R. J., & Yaffe, K. S. (2006). Caregiver Characteristics Are Associated with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00697.x
Vancouver
Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Newcomer RJ, Yaffe KS. Caregiver Characteristics Are Associated with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2006. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00697.x. PMID: 16696746.
BibTeX
@article{sink2006-16696746,
author = {Sink, Kaycee M. and Covinsky, Kenneth E. and Barnes, Deborah E. and Newcomer, Robert J. and Yaffe, Kristine S.},
title = {{Caregiver Characteristics Are Associated with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia}},
journal = {Journal of the American Geriatrics Society},
year = {2006},
doi = {10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00697.x},
pmid = {16696746},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00697.x}
}
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Key findings
- Caregivers were on average 64 years old, 72% female, and 49% were the spouse of the patient (32% wives, 17% husbands).
- The mean burden score of caregivers was 15 (range 0-32, with higher scores indicating more burden), and 32% had significant depressive symptoms.
- Patients were on average 79 years old, 60% were female, and most had moderate to severe dementia.
- The mean number of NPS+/-standard deviation was 4.8+/-2.8.
- After adjusting for patient characteristics, caregivers who were younger, less educated, more depressed, more burdened, or spent more hours per week giving care reported more NPS in care recipients (all P< or =.005).
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 43/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 25 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 43 out of 100.
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|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2006 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
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| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 16696746) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 25 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 25 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 43 out of 100. |
| Total | 43 / 100 | — |
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