Abstract
and .52 (p < .001), meaning patient’s dementia related factors were more likely to impose heavier burden on caregivers. Number of disease, perceived health status, co-residence, caregiving hours, and contact frequency were identified as factors that increased the burden score significantly. Presence of secondary caregiver and involvement in economic activity lowered caregiver burden scores significantly.Conclusions: The results of this study emphasize the importance of appropriate intervention to support family caregivers that enables caregivers to provide home based care. The cognitive, behavioral, and functional deterioration of patients is highly associated with caregiver burden. Future study is needed to understand the different difficulties in accordance with stage and type of dementia to develop the individualized interventions for family caregivers.
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