Uso de psicotrópicos por cuidadores de pacientes idosos com demência : isso é um sinal de sobrecarga do cuidador?

Authors :: Patrícia Medeiros-Souza
Andrea Brígida Souza
Aline Silva Nascimento
Einstein Francisco Camargos
Luciana L. Louzada
Juliana Lima Quintas
Alessandra Cicari Morais-e-Silva
Source :: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.70 n.3 2012, Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, Academia Brasileira de Neurologia, instacron:ABNEURO, Repositório Institucional da UnB, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), instacron:UNB, Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 169-174, Published: MAR 2012, Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 70, Iss 3, Pp 169-174 (2012)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2012.
Abstract: 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

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