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Caregivers’ burden analytics: combining variables from patients with dementia and their caregivers
Kai-Ming Jhang, Cheng-Chiang Chen, Sih-Yi Wang, Wenfu Wang, Shao‐Wei Yen, Hsin‐Hung Wu. BMC Geriatrics, 2025-08-14
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
One hundred and fifty rules were found for caregivers with a moderate to severe burden, and these rules can be further summarized into twenty general rules. To further explore the rules containing severe burden, the minimum confidence was reduced from 85 to 65%. Sixteen rules were found with a severe caregiving burden, and these rules were concluded into one general rule. When the caregiver was a spouse who solely cared for the male patient with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), the caregiver had a severe burden. Moderately severe BPSD was associated with a high caregiving burden than specific activities of daily living domain dysfunctions. The severity of BPSD, severity of cognition, patients' and caregivers' gender, relation to the care recipient, employment, and caregiving load were associated with a moderate or severe burden for caregivers who cared for patients with dementia. A severe caregiving burden was occurred when a female caregiver solely took care of her spouse who had moderate AD. Suitable caregiving supports should be provided to female caregivers in order to reduce their caregiving burden.
Key findings
- One hundred and fifty rules were found for caregivers with a moderate to severe burden, and these rules can be further summarized into twenty general rules.
- To further explore the rules containing severe burden, the minimum confidence was reduced from 85 to 65%.
- Sixteen rules were found with a severe caregiving burden, and these rules were concluded into one general rule.
- When the caregiver was a spouse who solely cared for the male patient with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), the caregiver had a severe burden.
- Moderately severe BPSD was associated with a high caregiving burden than specific activities of daily living domain dysfunctions.
Why it matters
This cross-sectional study used rule-based analysis to identify combinations of patient and caregiver factors associated with moderate to severe caregiver burden, such as a female caregiver solely caring for a spouse with moderate Alzheimer's disease. The findings are about identifying and supporting burdened caregivers and do not address treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Participants585
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 48/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (BMC Geriatrics) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | BMC Geriatrics: journal h-index 153 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| 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 | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 585 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 5 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 1.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 5 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Hsin‐Hung Wu: h-index 33 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | National Changhua University of Education: institution h-index 178 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 2 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40813642) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 48 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Jhang, K.-M., Chen, C.-C., Wang, S.-Y., Wang, W., Yen, S., & Wu, H. (2025). Caregivers’ burden analytics: combining variables from patients with dementia and their caregivers. BMC Geriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06284-y
Vancouver
Jhang K.-M, Chen C.-C, Wang S.-Y, Wang W, Yen S, Wu H. Caregivers’ burden analytics: combining variables from patients with dementia and their caregivers. BMC Geriatrics. 2025. doi:10.1186/s12877-025-06284-y. PMID: 40813642.
BibTeX
@article{jhang2025-40813642,
author = {Jhang, Kai-Ming and Chen, Cheng-Chiang and Wang, Sih-Yi and Wang, Wenfu and Yen, Shao‐Wei and Wu, Hsin‐Hung},
title = {{Caregivers’ burden analytics: combining variables from patients with dementia and their caregivers}},
journal = {BMC Geriatrics},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1186/s12877-025-06284-y},
pmid = {40813642},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06284-y}
}
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