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An observational study of pediatric healthcare burden in Angelman syndrome: results from a real-world study. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND:The objective of this study is to describe variations in the healthcare resource utilization (HRU) among individuals with Angelman syndrome (AS) over the first 12 years of life. Data for this study were drawn from the AS Natural History study (
Bird, Lynne M, Cabo, Raquel, Khan, Nasreen, Tan, Wen-Hann, Tayag, Regina   +4 more
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Burden associated with the presence of anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease

, 2016
Objectives: Anosognosia is the lack of deficit awareness, and it is a common symptom in patients with Alzheimer¿s disease (AD). The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between anosognosia and caregiver burden. Methods: This was a cross-
Conde Sala, Josep Lluís, Garre Olmo, Josep, Gracia Blanco, Manuel de, López Pousa, Secundino, Turró-Garriga, Oriol, Vilalta Franch, Joan   +5 more
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Effectiveness of a grief intervention for caregivers of people with dementia [PDF]

, 2016
In this article, we report on the structure and effectiveness of a grief management coaching intervention with caregivers of individuals with dementia.
Krawczyk, Marian, MacCourt, Penny, McLennan, Marianne, Somers, Sandie   +3 more
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Will Memantine Exacerbate Seizures in People With Epilepsy? A Prospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether add‐on memantine would exacerbate seizures in people with epilepsy. Methods This was a prospective cohort study. People with epilepsy diagnosed with cognitive impairment were consecutively invited. Those who agreed were followed up for at least 24 weeks.
Peiyu Wang, Lu Lu, Hui Gao, Qi Zhang, Jing Xiao, Josemir W. Sander, Weixi Xiong, Dong Zhou   +7 more
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Stroke survivors’ health literacy is not associated with caregiver burden: a cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports
Caregivers to stroke survivors often experience a multifaceted strain defined as caregiver burden. Low health literacy among caregivers may contribute to increased caregiver burden but there is limited research specifically examining the association ...
Andrea Hess Engström, Sebastian Lindblom, Maria Flink, Susanna Söderberg, Lena von Koch, Charlotte Ytterberg   +5 more
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Caring for Caregivers: Addressing Caregiver Burden in Newtown, Connecticut [PDF]

, 2017
In 2015, thirty-four million Americans provided unpaid care to an adult 50 years or older. Due to an aging population and an increased number of individuals living with chronic disease, the niche that caregivers occupy in healthcare administration will ...
Wunrow, Zachary
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
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Does family confidence bridge child functioning and caregiver burden in early intervention?

PLoS ONE
BackgroundEnhancing caregivers' confidence and competence in early childhood intervention is a priority, focusing on collaboration between professionals and families to improve family well-being and quality of life.
Gabriel Martínez-Rico, Pau García-Grau, Margarita Cañadas-Pérez, Rómulo J González-García   +3 more
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Burden faced by caregivers of stroke patients who attend rural-based medical teaching hospital in western India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020
Background: Stroke results in significant caregiver burden and strain. Objective: The main objectives of this study is to assess the burden and its consequences in caregivers of stroke patients and to determine the associated factors to caregivers ...
Bhavin Mandowara, Alpa N Patel, Amee A Amin, Ajay Phatak, Soaham Desai   +4 more
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HUBUNGAN CAREGIVER BURDEN DENGAN QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) ORANGTUA DENGAN ANAK AUTISME DAN ORANGTUA DENGAN ANAK DISABILITAS INTELEKTUAL [PDF]

, 2018
Latar Belakang : Anak berkebutuhan khusus seperti autisme dan disabilitas intelektual memiliki masalah terkait tingkah laku penderitanya. Hal itu dapat menimbulkan munculnya beban pada pengasuh dalam merawat anak dengan kondisi-kondisi tersebut.
Litani, Liem Syeren, Winarni, Tri Indah
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