title: [Family caregivers of patients with dementia: impact of factors of burden].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost, Memory Clinic und Psychiatrische Abteilung, Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rainer
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jungwirth
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krüger-Rainer
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Croy
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gatterer
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haushofer
mesh_terms: 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