Alzheimer’s disease is one of a variety of progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative diseases that are characterized by a number of nervous and mental symptoms and behavior disorders. These problems are likely to cause burden and anxiety on caregivers. Existing research evidence supports that burden on caregivers may cause their depression and anxiety, and caregivers’ burden is highly correlated with caregiver their mood. The study aimed to examine the mediating effect of depression on the association between caregivers’ burden and sleep.
In this study, we demonstrated the level and relationship of burden and anxiety among caregivers of dementia individuals in Taiwan. The purpose were to demonstrate the level and relationship of subjective burden and anxiety among Taiwanese caregivers of dementia individuals.
Methods:
In this study, is onging study and using cross-sectional investigation design and descriptive study are used for the selection and analysis of data. A total of 50 caregivers of family members with dementia responded to the survey. A 22-item of the Zarit Burden Interview and a 20-item the State Anxiety Scale (S-Anxiety) were used. Descriptive statistics and person’s correlations were used for data analysis.
Results:
The results showed that women comprised 84.9% of caregivers, and 49.3% of caregivers reported a level of medium burden. Over one-half of the caregivers reported a level of high anxiety, with the low income group being more likely to have high levels of burden and anxiety. The level of anxiety is related to years of caring. The caregivers caring for individuals with dementia for longer than a year had high strain, which was a similar result observed with burden.
Conclusion:
Familial caregivers of individuals with dementia experience a moderate level of burden and a high level of anxiety. The main anxiety factors that affected the burden were changes in personal plans, time demands, and emotional adjustment.