Frontotemporal Dementia: Change of Familial Caregiver Burden and Partner Relation in a Dutch Cohort of 63 Patients

Background/Aims: The current study examined the change of caregiver burden and the development of the quality of the partner relation in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Methods: During a 2-year period, deterioration, behavioural problems, caregiver burden, general psychopathology, quality of life, social support, coping strategies and relationship quality were inspected in 63 FTD caregiver-care recipient dyads. Results: After 2 years patients reached maximum dementia severity with stable Neuropsychiatric Inventory levels. Contrary to expectations, caregiver burden decreased and psychological we... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Riedijk, Sam
Duivenvoorden, Hugo
Rosso, Sonia
van Swieten, J.C.
Niermeijer, Martinus
Tibben, Aad
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Reihe/Periodikum: Riedijk , S , Duivenvoorden , H , Rosso , S , van Swieten , J C , Niermeijer , M & Tibben , A 2008 , ' Frontotemporal Dementia: Change of Familial Caregiver Burden and Partner Relation in a Dutch Cohort of 63 Patients ' , Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders , vol. 26 , no. 5 , pp. 398-406 . https://doi.org/10.1159/000164276
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Background/Aims: The current study examined the change of caregiver burden and the development of the quality of the partner relation in frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Methods: During a 2-year period, deterioration, behavioural problems, caregiver burden, general psychopathology, quality of life, social support, coping strategies and relationship quality were inspected in 63 FTD caregiver-care recipient dyads. Results: After 2 years patients reached maximum dementia severity with stable Neuropsychiatric Inventory levels. Contrary to expectations, caregiver burden decreased and psychological well-being remained stable. Coping style and social support changed unfavourably. Relationship closeness and getting along were preserved, whereas communication and sharing viewpoint on life were dramatically reduced. Conclusions: FTD caregivers need support in coping with the increasingly hopeless situation of their patients. Future research methods into caregiver burden should address response shift as a means for psychological adjustment. Copyright (C) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel