The contribution of caregiver psychosocial factors to distress associated with behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2017, 32(1) p. 76-85)

The objective of the study is to examine caregiver factors as predictors of BPSD-related distress and their potential mechanisms.
Caregiver psychosocial factors including sense of competence, guilt, burden and reactivity to BPSD contribute to BPSD-related distress. Tailored interventions for managing behaviour problems in family settings could focus on these factors associated with BPSD-related distress to minimise distress in families.

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