The Burden of Care and Burnout in Individuals Caring for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Yıldızhan E., Ören N., Erdoğan A., Bal F.

Community Mental Health Journal, cilt.55, sa.2, ss.304-310, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10597-018-0276-2
  • Dergi Adı: Community Mental Health Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.304-310
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alzheimer’s disease, Burnout syndrome, Caregiver, Dementia
  • İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.Alzheimer’s disease imposes a severe burden upon patients and their caregivers. We examined the relationship between the sociodemographic factors, burden of care and burnout level of 120 of 203 professional caregiving staff dealing with Alzheimer’s disease patients in eight geriatric care centers in Istanbul/Turkey. The Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale was used to measure the level of burden of care, and the Maslach burnout inventory to measure the level of burnout. High levels of emotional exhaustion were present in 25% of our sample, and depersonalization was found in 30% reduced personal accomplishment was present in 26% of the caregivers.