Factors affecting deficit awareness in persons with dementia.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord
; 20(2-3): 133-9, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16020941
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined factors affecting deficit awareness (DA) and the effects of diagnostic status (dementia and depression), measurement method and DA dimension on these relationships.METHODS:
One hundred and twenty-one participants (66 persons with dementia and 55 persons without dementia, matched for depression diagnosis) were enrolled, each with a family informant. Participant DA (clinician and informant rated), cognitive impairment, physical illness, functional disability and caregiver burden were assessed.RESULTS:
Factors affecting DA included presence of dementia, presence of depression, cognitive impairment, caregiver burden, and functional disability. The relationship between these factors and DA varied by DA dimension.CONCLUSIONS:
DA measurement method was an important moderating variable; clinicians may be better at evaluating cognitive DA whereas informants may be better at evaluating functional and emotional/behavioral DA.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autoimagem
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Demência
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos