The association between caregiver distress and individual neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia

ABSTRACT Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia constitute one of the most related factors to caregiver burden and patients' early institutionalization. Few studies in Brazil have examined which symptoms are associated with higher levels of caregiver distress. Objective: To evaluate the c...

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Main Authors: Annibal Truzzi, Letice Valente, Eliasz Engelhardt, Jerson Laks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642013000300286&lng=en&tlng=en