Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden?
This study evaluated the consumption of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with or without dementia. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at all geriatric units in Brasília, Brazil, during a two-month period. Structured interviews were performed with 311 caregivers of p...
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| author | Einstein Francisco Camargos Andrea Brígida Souza Aline Silva Nascimento Alessandra Cicari Morais-e-Silva Juliana Lima Quintas Luciana Lilian Louzada Patricia Medeiros-Souza |
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| description | This study evaluated the consumption of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with or without dementia. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at all geriatric units in Brasília, Brazil, during a two-month period. Structured interviews were performed with 311 caregivers of people with or without dementia and they completed questionnaires. Among the caregivers, 196 (63%) were caregivers of patients with dementia and 115 (37%) were caregivers of patients without dementia. Forty-four caregivers (14.1%) were taking psychotropic drugs (benzodiazepines or antidepressants), and this usage was more frequent among caregivers of patients with dementia (p<0.01). Twenty-two caregivers of patients with dementia (11.4%) had used sleeping pills after beginning care, compared with only five (4.3%) caregivers of patients without dementia (p<0.01). In conclusion, this study found that caregivers of patients with dementia took psychotropic drugs (benzodiazepines and antidepressants) more frequently than the ones of patients without dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e05670ba66144da99f0b3e028d17c0c22025-08-20T03:20:58ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272012-03-0170316917410.1590/S0004-282X2012000300003S0004-282X2012000300003Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden?Einstein Francisco Camargos0Andrea Brígida Souza1Aline Silva Nascimento2Alessandra Cicari Morais-e-Silva3Juliana Lima Quintas4Luciana Lilian Louzada5Patricia Medeiros-Souza6Universidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaThis study evaluated the consumption of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with or without dementia. This was a cross-sectional study conducted at all geriatric units in Brasília, Brazil, during a two-month period. Structured interviews were performed with 311 caregivers of people with or without dementia and they completed questionnaires. Among the caregivers, 196 (63%) were caregivers of patients with dementia and 115 (37%) were caregivers of patients without dementia. Forty-four caregivers (14.1%) were taking psychotropic drugs (benzodiazepines or antidepressants), and this usage was more frequent among caregivers of patients with dementia (p<0.01). Twenty-two caregivers of patients with dementia (11.4%) had used sleeping pills after beginning care, compared with only five (4.3%) caregivers of patients without dementia (p<0.01). In conclusion, this study found that caregivers of patients with dementia took psychotropic drugs (benzodiazepines and antidepressants) more frequently than the ones of patients without dementia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000300003&lng=en&tlng=endrogas psicotrópicasidosocuidadordemência |
| spellingShingle | Einstein Francisco Camargos Andrea Brígida Souza Aline Silva Nascimento Alessandra Cicari Morais-e-Silva Juliana Lima Quintas Luciana Lilian Louzada Patricia Medeiros-Souza Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden? Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria drogas psicotrópicas idoso cuidador demência |
| title | Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden? |
| title_full | Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden? |
| title_fullStr | Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden? |
| title_short | Use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia: is this a sign of caregiver burden? |
| title_sort | use of psychotropic medications by caregivers of elderly patients with dementia is this a sign of caregiver burden |
| topic | drogas psicotrópicas idoso cuidador demência |
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