Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine (정신신체의학)

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Correlation between Behavioral Psychological Symptoms and Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

알츠하이머병에서 행동심리증상과 간병인의 부양부담 사이의 상관관계

  • Kim, Yo Sup (Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kang Joon (Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hyun (Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • 김요섭 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 이강준 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 김현 (인제대학교 의과대학 일산백병원 정신건강의학교실)
  • Received : 2016.10.12
  • Accepted : 2016.12.15
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives : Alzheimer's disease(AD) is characterized by progressive decline of cognitive function and also by various behavioral psychological symptoms of dementia(BPSD) which causes distress to their caregivers. The purpose of this study was to investigate association between each AD patients' behavioral psychological symptoms and their caregivers' burden. Methods : Participants were 80 AD patients and their caregivers. We used Korean neuropsychiatric inventory (K-NPI) to assess the symptoms of patients and Korean version of Zarit Burden Interview(ZBI) to evaluate caregivers' burden. Results : The results showed ZBI score, which is the index for caregivers' burden, had a statistically significant positive correlation with the frequency of delusion, hallucination, agitation/aggression, depression, anxiety, disinhibition and irritability, the severity of hallucination, agitation/aggression, anxiety, disinhibition, aberrant motor, and sleep, and the global score(frequency${\times}$severity) for delusion, hallucination, agitation/aggression, depression, anxiety, disinhibition, aberrant motor, and sleep. There were significant correlations between each scale for cognitive function(i.e. MMSE-KC, CDR, GDS) and ZBI scale. Correlations between each scale for activity of daily living(i.e. Barthel -ADL, K-ADL) and ZBI scale were also significant. Conclusions : There were a significant correlation between BPSD and caregiver burden. Caregiver burden was also correlated with cognitive function and activity of daily living. Early detection and preventive treatment of these symptoms in BPSD might make improvement of caregivers' quality of life as well as AD patients'.

연구목적 알츠하이머병은 대표적인 증상인 인지 기능의 저하 외에도 다양한 행동심리증상(Behavioral Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, BPSD)을 흔히 동반하며, 이는 간병인들로 하여금 부양 부담을 야기한다. 본 연구에서는 한국의 치매 환자들과 그들의 간병인들을 대상으로 행동심리증상의 각 항목들과 간병인의 부양 부담에 대한 상관관계를 알아보고자 한다. 방 법 80명의 치매 환자들을 대상으로 행동심리증상을 한국형 신경정신행동검사(Korean neuropsychiatric inventory, K-NPI)를 통해서 평가하였고, 부양자들의 부양부담은 한국판 Zarit Burden Interview(ZBI)를 이용하여 평가하였다. 결 과 K-NPI의 망상, 환각, 초조/공격성, 우울/낙담, 불안, 탈억제, 과민/불안정 빈도와 간병인 부양부담의 평가척도인 ZBI 사이에 통계적으로 유의한 상관이 있었으며, K-NPI의 환각, 초조/공격성, 불안, 탈억제, 이상운동증상, 수면/야간행동의 심각도와 ZBI 척도 간에 유의한 상관이 있었다. K-NPI의 빈도${\times}$심각도 영역에서는 망상, 환각, 초조/공격성, 우울/낙담, 불안, 탈억제, 이상운동증상, 수면/야간행동과 ZBI가 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 인지기능척도(MMSE-KC, CDR, GDS)와 ZBI 척도 사이에 유의한 상관이 있었으며, 일상생활수행능력(Barthel-ADL, K-ADL)과 ZBI 척도 사이에도 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 결 론 알츠하이머병 환자의 BPSD와 간병인의 부양부담과 상관관계가 있었다. 또한 간병인의 부양부담은 인지기능 및 일상생활수행능력과도 상관이 있었다. BPSD를 조기에 발견하고 적절하게 치료함으로써 치매 환자의 삶뿐만 아니라 보호자의 삶의 질도 개선시킬 수 있을 것이다.

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