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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0460
Dementia 2017
October 16-18, 2017
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA
October 16-18, 2017 | Rome, Italy
9
th
International Conference on
A study on stress, burden, social support and the desire to institutionalization among caregivers of
persons with dementia
Sherin Yohannan
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
D
emographic trends regarding the issue of aging underscore the fact that both current situations and future trends directly
concern all of us. Dementia is seriously disabling for those who have it and is often devastating for their caregivers
and families. Improving the awareness and understanding of dementia across all levels of society is needed to decrease
discrimination and to improve the quality of life by reducing stress, burden and increase in the social support for people
with dementia and their caregivers. The present study has adopted a descriptive research design for the purpose of the study
covering 50 caregivers to assess the stress, burden, social support, and desire to institutionalization among caregivers of persons
with dementia who are seeking treatment from geriatric clinic services in NIMHANS. Data gathered by using standardized
scales like The Perceived Stress Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, The Zarit Burden Interview, andThe
Desire to institutionalization scale. Results show that there is a significant relation between burden, stress, social support from
family, friends, significant others and desire to institutionalization among the caregivers of persons with dementia. Results
indicate that this personal stressful feeling of caregiver burden which may be high and more troublesome in countries like
India gives way to thought about institutionalization of patients with dementia. The results of the study might have been
influenced by culture and inadequate availability of dementia care facilities in India and thus warrants further similar studies
to be conducted in India and other developing countries
Biography
Sherin Yohannan, PhD scholar in the department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. My research area is on Dementia care. Currently I am
working on the topic " Psychosocial support for families of persons with dementia through home based care programme". I completed my M.Phil. in Psychiatric
social work from NIMHANS in 2015 and my dissertation was on stress, burden, social support and desire to institutionalization among caregivers of persons with
dementia. I have completed my Masters in Social Work with the specialization in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work from BCM College, India in the year 2012.
sherinyohanan@gmail.comSherin Yohannan, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2017, 7:6(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-033