Investigation of Factors Affecting Apathy in Three Major Types of Dementia

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AKYOL M. A., KÜÇÜKGÜÇLÜ Ö., Yener G.

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, cilt.57, sa.2, ss.120-125, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.29399/npa.22964
  • Dergi Adı: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.120-125
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Apathy, neuropsychiatric symptoms, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introducion: Apathy is an important factor in the clinical management of dementia, as it has been associated with poor disease outcome, reduced daily functioning and caregiver distress. Considering apathy as a problem that needs to be managed and knowing the factors affecting apathy will enable appropriate initiatives to be planned. This study was conducted to compare apathy across three types of dementia and determine the factors affecting apathy for each of the three types of dementia.