Patient factors influencing caregiving burden
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Problematic behaviours |
Confabulation |
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Wandering |
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Aggression/destructive behaviour |
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Physical and cognitive deterioration |
Incontinence |
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Loss of memory |
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Physical immobility |
Psychosocial and economic aspects of caregiving burden
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Physical burden |
Lower back pain/physical exhaustion |
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Financial and social burden |
Transport funds to the hospital |
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Diapers and bedding |
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Special foods |
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Social isolation |
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Conflicts over caregiving roles |
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Psychological burden |
Stigma |
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Anxiety and hypervigilance |
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Substance misuse |