Perceived Caregiver Stress in Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Vikas Dhikav, Pinki Mishra, Arjun Kumar Singhal*, Dolly Prajapati**, Kuljeet Singh Anand Department of Neurology,Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,New Delhi-110001, INDIA **Faculty of Sciences, Center for Translational & Clinical Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, INDIA. *Presenting author; Corresponding email: singhal2075@yahoo.co.in
Introduction Cross sectional study of caregivers of those with AD &MCI report tremendous amount of stress.
Aim & Objectives To study the perceived stress scores among AD/MCI caregivers compared to controls. To find out predictors of caregiver stress in Indian patients with AD/MCI & compare the Perceived stress scores of controls with other chronic diseases.
Material & Methods Patients were interviewed using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Blessed Activity of Daily Living (ADL)
Materials & Methods… Category Males Females Caregivers (n=31) 24 7 Controls (n=30) 18 12
Results Mean Age Perceived Stress Scores (Cases) Perceived Stress Scores (Controls) 72.3±9.85 Years 23.29±7.17 7.5±3.12
Results… ADL Scores In cases= 7.97±5.53 In controls= 0.00 Significant difference was found between the PSS and ADL scores between patients with AD/MCI and controls (p=<0.0001). Correlation between MMSE & PSS was significant.
Results… Correlation between PSS & ADL was significant (Correlation Coefficient=0.2437).
Conclusion Caregivers of patients with AD/MCI have high PSS score than controls in the present study. As compared to control with other chronic illness, caregivers of patients with AD/MCI are have experience higher levels of stress.