Caregiver burden, mental health, quality of life and self-efficacy of family caregivers of persons with dementia in Malaysia: baseline results of a psychoeducational intervention study

• Main Authors: Nasreen, Hashima E, Tyrrell, Marie, Vikstrom, Sofia, Craftman, Asa, Syed Ahmad, Syarifah Amirah, Mat Zin, Nora, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Mohd Tohit, Noorlaili, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Kabir, Zarina Nahar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd, Springer Nature 2024
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/113715/7/113715_Caregiver%20burden%2C%20mental%20health%2C.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/113715/13/113715_Caregiver%20burden%2C%20mental%20health_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/113715/; https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-024-05221-9; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05221-9

Background The majority of persons with dementia (PWD) are mainly cared for by their family members in the home. Evidence is however scarce on family caregivers’ psychosocial burden and quality of life in Asian countries including Malaysia. This study describes the baseline data of a telephone-del...