Burden, anger and physical health among men and women caregivers of dementia
Burden, anger and physical health among men and women caregivers of dementia

Summary/Abstract: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) across gender in alleviating burden, anger and enhancing the physical health of the caregivers of patients diagnosed with dementia in the sociocultural context of Pakistan. Independent groups design was employed and a sample of ten participants was screened through purposive sampling from neurological and psychiatric clinics in Lahore, Pakistan. Ten therapeutic sessions were conducted twice weekly over a period of five weeks. The main techniques included verbal reattribution, triple column, pie chart, advantage-disadvantage analysis, progressive muscle relaxation, sleep hygiene and time management grid. The participants were assessed on General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), Burden Assessment Scale (BAS) and StateTrait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2) at pre and post treatment levels. Statistical analyses comprised descriptive statistics along with independent samples t-test. The results showed that the caregiver burden (t = 3.41, df= 8, p = 0.01) was significantly different as women tend to have low scores on burden level as compared to men. The findings indicate the need to devise gender sensitive therapeutic intervention.

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