Publications by authors named "Riccarda Lehner"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates caregiver burden (CB) among individuals caring for dementia patients, highlighting the varied methodological approaches and inconsistent results in existing research.
- It includes a multicenter longitudinal analysis of 585 caregivers, primarily of Alzheimer's patients, assessing factors like dementia severity, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and caregiver demographics using the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview.
- Results indicate that caregiver burden increases over time, with significant correlations found between CB and patient-related determinants, leading to a call for enhanced support and resources for caregivers, particularly addressing the need for more male participation.
Objective: To assess the influence of cognitive, functional and behavioral factors, co-morbidities as well as caregiver characteristics on driving cessation in dementia patients.
Methods: The study cohort consists of those 240 dementia cases of the ongoing prospective registry on dementia in Austria (PRODEM) who were former or current car-drivers (mean age 74.2 (±8.