Factors associated with high strain in caregivers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in Malaysia

Chan EWL 1 , Yap PS 2 , Fazli Khalaf Z 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute for Research, Development and Innovation, International Medical University, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: elainechan@imu.edu.my
  • 2 Institute for Research, Development and Innovation, International Medical University, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: YapPohSin@imu.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Psychology, International Medical University, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: ZahraKhalaf@imu.edu.my
Geriatr Nurs, 2019 02 11;40(4):380-385.
PMID: 30765175 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.12.009

Abstract

A cross-sectional study design involving a total of 230 participants, recruited through Alzheimer's Disease Foundation Malaysia (ADFM), was adopted to access and correlate caregiver strain index (CSI) and resilience (RES) levels of the AD caregivers with various patients' and caregivers' factors. Findings revealed that 77.7% of caregivers had a high level of stress, and there was a significant negative correlation between RES and CSI (P 

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