Caregiver Burden is Associated with Cognitive Decline and Physical Disability of Elderly Post-Stroke Patients

Caregiver burden following stroke is increasingly recognised as a significant health care concern. The present study found the prevalence of elderly patient's post-stroke depression, cognitive impairment and caregiver's burden to be 32%, 57.6% and 25%, respectively. Caregiver burden was si...

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Main Authors: Othman, Zahiruddin (Author), Siong, Teck Wong (Author), Drahman, Ismail (Author), Zakaria, Rahimah (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Digital Organization for Scientific Information (IDOSI), 2014.
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