TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver assessment of patients depression in alzheimer disease
T2 - Longitudinal analysis in a drug treatment study
AU - Rosenberg, Paul B.
AU - Mielke, Michelle M.
AU - Lyketsos, Constantine G.
PY - 2005/9
Y1 - 2005/9
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Caregiver input is important in the assessment of depression in Alzheimer disease (AD), but depression and subjective burden can bias this input. METHODS: In a 12-week, controlled, clinical trial of sertraline in depressed AD patients, authors correlated caregiver mood and subjective burden on several patient mood measures, incorporating varied degrees of caregiver input. RESULTS: Caregiver variables accounted for up to 33% of the variance in patient mood ratings. Caregiver depression and burden decreased regardless of treatment assignment. CONCLUSION: Caregiver depression and burden affect their rating of AD patients mood, but the majority of variance is due to patient characteristics. 00019442-200509000-00012.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Caregiver input is important in the assessment of depression in Alzheimer disease (AD), but depression and subjective burden can bias this input. METHODS: In a 12-week, controlled, clinical trial of sertraline in depressed AD patients, authors correlated caregiver mood and subjective burden on several patient mood measures, incorporating varied degrees of caregiver input. RESULTS: Caregiver variables accounted for up to 33% of the variance in patient mood ratings. Caregiver depression and burden decreased regardless of treatment assignment. CONCLUSION: Caregiver depression and burden affect their rating of AD patients mood, but the majority of variance is due to patient characteristics. 00019442-200509000-00012.
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U2 - 10.1097/00019442-200509000-00012
DO - 10.1097/00019442-200509000-00012
M3 - Article
C2 - 16166413
AN - SCOPUS:33644817714
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 13
SP - 822
EP - 826
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 9
ER -