Correlation between neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver burden in a population-based sample from São Paulo, Brazil: a preliminary report.

Unlabelled: Neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver burden are highly prevalent in older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD).OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver burden in a community-based sample from São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods: A total of 1,563 randomly-selected subjects were assessed by the Mini-Mental State Examination, Fuld Object Memory Evaluation, Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly and Bayer - Activities of Daily Living Scale.

Profile of caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients attended at a reference center for cognitive disorders.

Unlabelled: This is a study on burden of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease attended at a Reference Center for Cognitive Disorders.

Objective: To evaluate the profile and burden on caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease attended at a Reference Center for Cognitive Disorders.

Methods: We collected demographic information and data on the relationship with the patient from caregivers, and measured burden with the Zarit scale.