Conversations Matter: Discussing The Impact of Care Partner Burden When Caring For Individuals Living With Agitation associated With Alzheimer’s Dementia (AAD)
Individuals living with Alzheimer’s dementia often experience cognitive, behavioral, and functional impairments resulting in the need for professional or non-professional care partner support1. Behavioral or neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as agitation, have been reported to be particularly burdensome2 and are associated with reduced ability to work, burnout, and poor health outcomes among care givers3. Geriatric psychiatrist, Dr. Marc Agronin, and care partner, Carrie Shaw, share their unique perspectives and experiences with care partner burden and discuss the importance of communicating these concerns with a healthcare provider.
Marc E. Agronin, MD
Agitation Section Advisor; President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP); Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health and Chief Medical Office for the Memory and Research Center at MIND Institute; Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Carrie Shaw, MD
CEO & Founder of Embodied Labs
Miranda Fisher, PhD (OPDC)
Medical Science Liaison
References:
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- Schein J, et al. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022;88(2):663-677
- Schmidt SG, Dichter MN, Palm R, Hasselhorn HM. Distress experienced by nurses in response to the challenging behaviour of residents – evidence from German nursing homes. J Clin Nurs. 2012 Nov;21(21-22):3134-42. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12066. PMID: 23083388.
Marc Agronin and Carrie Shaw are paid consultants of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Miranda Fisher, PhD is a paid employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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