Concept Analysis of Dementia-Related Caregiver Burden in Nursing Facilities for Elderly People

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to clarify the attributes, antecedents and consequences of the concept, dementia-related caregiver burden.

Method: Based on a Rodgers’ concept analysis approach (Rodgers & Knafl, 2000), 54 articles until 2023 were fully reviewed in both Japanese and English.

Results: The four attributes were extracted: negative feelings to care recipients, exhaustion from dealing with BPSD, anxiety about difficult dementia care, moral distress. Also, four antecedents and three consequences were identified.

Conclusions: The burden on formal caregivers for residents with dementia was defined as a circumstance where formal caregivers have negative feelings, feel exhausted from dealing with BPSD, feel anxious about difficult dementia care and have moral distress. In order to ensure the quality of dementia care and secure human resources, it is important to alleviate the dementia-related caregiver burden on care practitioners.