Year: 2024 | Month: January | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240101
Profile of BPSD in Elderly People with Dementia at UPTD Griya Werdha Jambangan Surabaya
Natasha Misyelle Putri1, Erikavitri Yulianti2, Samsriyaningsih Handayani3, Novira Widajanti4
1Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2Departement of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University - Dr. Soetomo General Academic Teaching Hospital Center, Surabaya, Indonesia.
3Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
4Departement of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University - Dr. Soetomo General Academic Teaching Hospital Center, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Natasha Misyelle Putri
ABSTRACT
Background: One of the many factors that can complicate providing care for a person with dementia is BPSD, which affects 90% of those with the disease and appears to put more stress on caregivers. It is considerably harder to manage some BPSD types than others. When BPSD therapy is insufficient, people with dementia—especially those living in care facilities—frequently have a worse quality of life.
Objective: To understand the profile of BPSD in elderly people with dementia at UPTD Griya Werdha Jambangan Surabaya.
Method: The research was conducted through interviews with elderly people and their caregivers at UPTD Griya Werdha Jambangan Surabaya in May–June 2023, using the MoCA-Ina and NPI-NH questionnaire. Descriptive analysis was performed to outline the distribution of presentation and frequency for each research variable.
Results: The number of elderly people who met the criteria was 27, while the number of elderly caregivers interviewed was 4. The most common BPSD experienced by most elderly people with dementia was irritability/lability. BPSD with the highest occupational disruptiveness was agitation. Anxiety was the domain with the highest average scores. BPSD was more commonly found in women, while irritability/lability was the most common symptoms in both genders. Furthermore, irritability/lability is the most prevalent BPSD across all age groups.
Conclusion: Out of 27 elderly people with dementia, the most common BSPD was irritability/lability. In order to improve dementia treatments and to enable dementia elderly caregivers provide the best care possible for the elderly, it is suggested that more data and research—especially qualitative research—relating to dementia and BPSD in Indonesia need to be collected.
Keywords: Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), elderly, caregivers, nursing home, mental disorder
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