Longitudinal predictors of caregiver burden in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based cohort of patient-caregiver dyads.

Tom BurkeOrla HardimanMarta Pinto-GrauKatie LonerganMark HeverinKaty TobinAnthony StainesMiriam GalvinNiall Pender

Published in: Journal of neurology (2018)

In a patient cohort with relatively preserved cognitive function (65%), anxiety and depression at Time 1, as measured by the HADS, were the best predictors of caregiver burden at Time 3. This observation provides a mechanism by which caregiver burden can be identified by health-care professionals and a stepped care programme of intervention initiated.

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