The association between caregiver burden, distress, psychiatric morbidity and healthcare utilization among persons with dementia in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) face high caregiving burden, distress related to responsive behaviours, and psychiatric morbidity. The present paper examines how these are associated with healthcare utilization of the PWD in Singapore.

Methods

The data of 399 caregiver-PWD dyads were extracted from a national cross-sectional survey. PWD completed the Client Service Receipt Inventory, which provided information on their healthcare utilization (i.e. emergency service use, hospital admission, length of stay in hospital, and number of outpatient visits) within a frame of 3 months. The Zarit Burden Interview  (ZBI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), and Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) were administered to caregivers. Information on sever

SUBMITTER: Lau JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816438 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature