Table 3.
Correlation between clinical characteristics and BPSD in patients and family caregiver burden (N = 170)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cognitive function | 1 | ||||||||
| 2. Stages of dementia | −0.62* | 1 | |||||||
| 3. Depression | −0.12 | 0.05 | 1 | ||||||
| 4. Activities of daily living | 0.22* | −0.35* | −0.07 | 1 | |||||
| 5. Instrumental activities of daily living | −0.35* | 0.59* | −0.04 | − 0.65* | 1 | ||||
| 6. Hyperactivity symptoms | −0.24* | 0.32* | − 0.16* | − 0.36* | 0.43* | 1 | |||
| 7. Psychosis symptoms | −0.32* | 0.43* | 0.01 | −0.25* | 0.44* | 0.62* | 1 | ||
| 8. Physical behaviour symptoms | −0.29* | 0.40* | 0.01 | −0.35* | 0.41* | 0.57* | 0.57* | 1 | |
| 9. Family caregiver’s burden | −0.29* | 0.39* | −0.02 | − 0.35* | 0.49* | 0.74* | 0.81* | 0.71* | 1 |
*p < .05
BPSD Behavioural Psychological Symptoms of Dementia