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Zarit Burden Inventory and Activities of Daily Living in the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia

Boutoleau-Bretonnière, Claire, Vercelletto, Martine, Volteau, Christelle, Renou, Pierre, Lamy, Estelle·2008·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Activities of daily living (ADL) and caregiver burden are known to have a major impact on the decision to institutionalize patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet little research has been done on these aspects in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). AIM: To compare ADL and caregiver burden in FTD and in early-onset AD. METHODS: We compared 26 FTD and 28 AD patients with respect to the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Mini Mental State Examination, Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (MDRS), Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) and Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI). RESULTS: Demographic variables for FTD and AD were similar. FTD patients obtained a significantly higher NPI behavioral score than AD patients (median, 39.5 vs. 11; p < 0.0001). However, the two groups did not differ in their total DAD score. No correlations were observed between DAD and cognitive status (MDRS) or between DAD and behavioral impairment (NPI). The ZBI was higher in FTD than in AD patients (median, 40 vs. 18.5; p = 0.0004) and was correlated with the NPI in both groups. CONCLUSION: Functional disability was similar in FTD and AD patients. Nevertheless, the caregiver burden was higher in FTD than in AD, a result that has important implications for caregiver help.

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Authors
Boutoleau-Bretonnière, C., Vercelletto, M., Volteau, C., Renou, P., & Lamy, E.
Affiliations
  • The Memory Clinic (US)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes (FR)
Venue
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2008
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
272-277
ISSN
  • 1420-8008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1421-9824
OpenAlex
W2039056156
Cited by
94
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Keywords
behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Zarit Burden Inventory, caregiver burden, activities of daily living, functional disability, behavioral impairment, institutionalization, neuropsychiatric symptoms
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dementia, Female, Humans, Institutionalization, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Prospective Studies, Psychomotor Agitation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Caregivers, Cost of Illness

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