Neurocognitive Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease or related disorder, Comorbidity, Charlson comorbidity index, Caregiver burden, Cohort, Dementia, Behavioral disorders, Functional dependency
Brief summary
The investigators will investigate which patients' characteristics are associated with caregivers burden and its evolution for outpatients visiting a memory clinic, in particular how functional autonomy, behavioral and psychological symptoms as well as patients comorbidities can influence caregiver burden. The study will be conducted among outpatients with progressive cognitive complaint followed in a Memory Clinic and their primary caregiver. The investigators hypothesis that caregivers experience a higher burden due to disease symptoms such as impairment of functional autonomy, behavioral and cognitive impairment, whatever the aetiology of the cognitive decline.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with a cognitive complaint, either expressed by the patient or one of their relatives, * patients at any stage of disease (cognitive complaint, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia), * patients living in the community, * patients having an informal caregiver who will complete the questionnaire to assess the caregiver burden.
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution of caregiver burden | Two measured of the caregiver burden at baseline and at follow-up during current care, at 6 months to 12 months of follow-up. | The caregiver burden change will be assessed using two repeated measures of the validated short version of the ZBI. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver burden | The caregiver burden will be measured at baseline (Day 0) | The caregivers burden will be assessed using the validated short version of the Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI), which was previously developed for routine medical care. The score is noted as a continuous variable ranging from 0 (no burden) to 7 (higher burden). The questionnaire includes 7 questions for which the caregivers could answer never, sometimes or nearly always: Does the fact of caring for your relative lead to 1. Difficulties in your family life, 2. Difficulties in your relationship with friends, hobbies, or in your work, 3. An impact on your health, 4. Do you have the feeling of no longer recognizing your relative? 5. Are you concerned for the future of your relative? 6. Do you feel you need more help to take care of your relative? 7. Do you feel a burden in taking care of your relative? The questionnaire of ZBI will be sent at home and completed by the caregiver before the patient's consultation at the memory centre. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed