Family Caregiver Burden of Elderly with Dementia: A Literature Review
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Title
Family Caregiver Burden of Elderly with Dementia: A Literature Review
Subject
Caregiver Burden, Dementia, Elderly Care, Family Caregiver
Description
The majority of the elderly with dementia living in a community have received care from family
caregivers with curious complexity of problems to be identified during the care at home. Caregiver burden
conceptualized as multidimensional concept encompassing the emotional, physical, and socioeconomic aspects of
the impact of caregiving role. This study aims to review articles and journals about the level of burden and
characteristics that have an impact on the burden of elderly caregivers with dementia. A literature review with a
search for relevant articles was published between 2015-2020 using databases PubMed, Google Scholar, DOAJ,
and Oxford Academic Journals. Keywords used to retrieve literature include caregiver burden and dementia.
The results is nineteen articles that met the inclusion criteria and were identified in this literature review. Most
family caregivers were identified as having a moderate level of caregiving burden that depends on various
factors including characteristics of elderly with dementia, sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers, and
characteristics of care itself. The conclussion of this, mostly caregivers reported in this review were more likely
to experience a moderate level of caregiving burden with the presence of behavior problems, neuropsychiatric symptoms and dependence on daily care in elderly with dementia are the main characteristics that predict the burden.
caregivers with curious complexity of problems to be identified during the care at home. Caregiver burden
conceptualized as multidimensional concept encompassing the emotional, physical, and socioeconomic aspects of
the impact of caregiving role. This study aims to review articles and journals about the level of burden and
characteristics that have an impact on the burden of elderly caregivers with dementia. A literature review with a
search for relevant articles was published between 2015-2020 using databases PubMed, Google Scholar, DOAJ,
and Oxford Academic Journals. Keywords used to retrieve literature include caregiver burden and dementia.
The results is nineteen articles that met the inclusion criteria and were identified in this literature review. Most
family caregivers were identified as having a moderate level of caregiving burden that depends on various
factors including characteristics of elderly with dementia, sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers, and
characteristics of care itself. The conclussion of this, mostly caregivers reported in this review were more likely
to experience a moderate level of caregiving burden with the presence of behavior problems, neuropsychiatric symptoms and dependence on daily care in elderly with dementia are the main characteristics that predict the burden.
Creator
Rakhel Maharani Putri Yusyah Biran, Martyarini Budi Setyawati , Adiratna Sekar Siwi
Source
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AeQ5dwLKTgTyjpmTF3OoYno5Dw7IfgyX
Publisher
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
Date
2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
p-ISSN: 1979-2697
e-ISSN: 2721-1797
e-ISSN: 2721-1797
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Rakhel Maharani Putri Yusyah Biran, Martyarini Budi Setyawati , Adiratna Sekar Siwi , “Family Caregiver Burden of Elderly with Dementia: A Literature Review,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 10, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10603.