Research of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and its related factors in home patients with Alzheimer's disease
Abstract：Objective:To explore the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and related factors in home patients with Alzheimers disease.Methods:Using multi-point cross-sectional study design,general data questionnaire,Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire (NPI-Q),Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS),and Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) were conducted in 152 cases of home and family caregivers of dementia patients for assessment.The status quo of BPSD was analyzed and the influence of its related factors on caregiver burden was discussed.Results:There were one or more BPSD exist in the 98.7 ％ patients with dementia,and the BPSD severity was affected by the course of dementia and self-care (P＜0.05).The most common BPSD were emotional indifference/apathy,depression/dysthymia,nocturnal behavior and somnipathy,anxiety,and appetite/eating disorders.In the three dimensions of social support,objective support had great influence on the BPSD;the effect of BPSD on caregivers' physiological burden was great.Conclusions:There was a higher prevalence of BPSD and individual symptoms in home patients with Alzheimer's disease in China.The BPSD management and intervention measures which focused on the challenging behavior,based on the evidence research,relied upon the community,suit for China's national conditions,and confirmed to the Chinese traditional culture could have better efficiency,accessibility,and extension.
Keywords：dementiaAlzheimer's diseasebehavioral and psychological symptoms of dementiasocial supportburden of careinfluence factorstaking care of the aged at home
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1365-1369 )