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Exploring factors contributing to caregiver burden in family caregivers of congolese adults with suspected dementia
Jean Ikanga, Anny Reyes, Liping Zhao, Tanisha G Hill-Jarrett, Dustin Hammers, Emmanuel Epenge, Herve Esambo, Immaculée Kavugho et al.. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2023-09
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Average caregiver burden on the ZBI was 36.1 (SD = 14.6; range = 12-58). Greater impairments in patient cognition (orientation, visuospatial, memory, executive functioning), fragility, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (delirium, agitation, depression) were predictive of caregiver burden. After controlling for AQ scores and caregiver gender, greater symptoms of depression, and worse performances on verbal memory and problem solving were associated with greater caregiver burden. Worsening patient fragility, cognition, functioning, and neuropsychiatric symptoms influenced caregiver burden in caregivers of individuals with suspected cognitive impairment in the DRC. These findings are consistent with the prior literature. Future studies may wish to explore supportive factors and caregiver specific characteristics that buffer against perceived burden.
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Ikanga, J., Reyes, A., Zhao, L., Hill-Jarrett, T. G., Hammers, D., Epenge, E., et al. (2023). Exploring factors contributing to caregiver burden in family caregivers of congolese adults with suspected dementia. International journal of geriatric psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6004
Vancouver
Ikanga J, Reyes A, Zhao L, Hill-Jarrett TG, Hammers D, Epenge E, et al. Exploring factors contributing to caregiver burden in family caregivers of congolese adults with suspected dementia. International journal of geriatric psychiatry. 2023. doi:10.1002/gps.6004. PMID: 37712695.
BibTeX
@article{ikanga2023-37712695,
author = {Ikanga, Jean and Reyes, Anny and Zhao, Liping and Hill-Jarrett, Tanisha G and Hammers, Dustin and Epenge, Emmanuel and Esambo, Herve and Kavugho, Immaculée and others},
title = {{Exploring factors contributing to caregiver burden in family caregivers of congolese adults with suspected dementia}},
journal = {International journal of geriatric psychiatry},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1002/gps.6004},
pmid = {37712695},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6004}
}
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Key findings
- Average caregiver burden on the ZBI was 36.1 (SD = 14.6; range = 12-58).
- Greater impairments in patient cognition (orientation, visuospatial, memory, executive functioning), fragility, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (delirium, agitation, depression) were predictive of caregiver burden.
- After controlling for AQ scores and caregiver gender, greater symptoms of depression, and worse performances on verbal memory and problem solving were associated with greater caregiver burden.
- Worsening patient fragility, cognition, functioning, and neuropsychiatric symptoms influenced caregiver burden in caregivers of individuals with suspected cognitive impairment in the DRC.
- These findings are consistent with the prior literature.
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- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, 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, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 23 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 41 out of 100.
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|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International journal of geriatric psychiatry) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| 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 | 3 / 5 | 2023 — within 6 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 | 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 |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| 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 37712695) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 23 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 23 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 41 out of 100. |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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