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624 – Association of Apathy with Caregiver Burden in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. George ,
T. Whitfield  and
Z. Walker
M. George
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Epping Kings College London, London, UK
T. Whitfield
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Epping
Z. Walker
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, University College London and St. Margaret's Hospital, London, UK

Abstract

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Objectives:

The objective of this study is to examine an association between apathy and caregiver burden in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Methods:

This was a retrospective cross sectional study. We selected 92 consecutive patients diagnosed with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment who had a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and a behaviour rating scale of interest for this study recorded in the database. Correlation analysis was done to look into association between apathy and caregiver burden.

Results:

Apathy score was significantly related to caregiver burden in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Conclusions:

Our study has shown high association of apathy with caregiver burden in aMCI.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E171
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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