[Family caregivers of patients with dementia: impact of factors of burden].
OBJECTIVE
The enclosed paper tries to encompass the relatives of patients of three different geriatric groups diagnosed. It tries to establish the difference in care and which special factor influences each group concerning the burden of care.


METHODS
Comparison of three groups: 1. Alzheimer-dementia, 2. vascular-dementia, 3. nondemented patients.


RESULTS
It was found that it is mostly partners and children who are the carers in all three groups diagnosed. The social behaviour of the Alzheimer patient is the most stressful part of caring. The relatives of patients with vascular dementia are most stressed by disturbing behaviour and memory impairment and the relatives of the non dementia group by impaired mood and inadequate behaviour.


CONCLUSIONS
The burden of care is the hardest for the relatives of the Alzheimer patients. For all three groups diagnosed the non cognitive symptoms are the main factor of the carers burden.
Rainer
Michael
M
Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost, Memory Clinic und Psychiatrische Abteilung, Wien, Austria.
Jungwirth
Susanne
S
Krüger-Rainer
Christine
C
Croy
Antonia
A
Gatterer
Gerald
G
Haushofer
Manfred
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology