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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Caregiving

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Aim This paper is a report of part of a study to investigate the burden experienced by families giving care to a relative with dementia, the consequences of care for the mental health of the primary caregiver and the strategies families use to cope with the care giving stressors. Background The cost of caring for people with dementia is enormous, both monetary and psychological. Partners, relatives and friends who take care of patients experience emotional, physical and financial stress, and care giving demands are central to decisions on patient institutionalization. Method A volunteer sample of 172 caregiver/care recipient dyads participated in the study in Cyprus in 2004-2005. All patients were suffering from probable Alzheimer's type dementia and were recruited from neurology clinics. Data were collected using the Memory and Behaviour Problem Checklist, Burden Interview, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale and Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Findings The results showed that 68.02% of caregivers were highly burdened and 65% exhibited depressive symptoms. Burden was related to patient psychopathology and caregiver sex, income and level of education. There was no statistically significant difference in level of burden or depression when patients lived in the community or in institutions. High scores in the burden scale were associated with use of emotional-focused coping strategies, while less burdened relatives used more problem-solving approaches to care-giving demands. Conclusion Caregivers, especially women, need individualized, specific training in how to understand and manage the behaviour of relatives with dementia and how to cope with their own feelings.

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Papastavrou, E., Kalokerinou, A., Papacostas, S. S., Tsangari, H., & Sourtzi, P. (2007). Caring for a relative with dementia: family caregiver burden. Journal of advanced nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04250.x

Vancouver

Papastavrou E, Kalokerinou A, Papacostas SS, Tsangari H, Sourtzi P. Caring for a relative with dementia: family caregiver burden. Journal of advanced nursing. 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04250.x. PMID: 17442030.

BibTeX

@article{papastavrou2007-17442030,
  author  = {Papastavrou, E. and Kalokerinou, A. and Papacostas, S. S. and Tsangari, H. and Sourtzi, P.},
  title   = {{Caring for a relative with dementia: family caregiver burden}},
  journal = {Journal of advanced nursing},
  year    = {2007},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04250.x},
  pmid    = {17442030},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04250.x}
}

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Key findings

Findings The results showed that 68.02% of caregivers were highly burdened and 65% exhibited depressive symptoms.
There was no statistically significant difference in level of burden or depression when patients lived in the community or in institutions.
High scores in the burden scale were associated with use of emotional-focused coping strategies, while less burdened relatives used more problem-solving approaches to care-giving demands.

Why it matters

Most caregivers in this study were highly burdened and many had depressive symptoms, and burden was related to patient psychopathology and caregiver characteristics. There was no statistically significant difference in burden or depression whether patients lived in the community or in institutions.

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Study details

Effect size68.02%
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 51/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of advanced nursing)
Journal's citation record	3 / 4	Journal of Advanced Nursing: journal h-index 262 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
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	2007 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	2 / 3	Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	6 / 7	Cited 542 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	4 / 5	25.8 citations a year over 21 year(s) since 2007
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 10.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	3 / 6	Cited by 11 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 56 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Panayota Sourtzi: h-index 27 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Rochester: institution h-index 1,195 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 6 institution(s) in 3 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 17442030)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total	51 / 100	—

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