BACKGROUND: There are few studies addressing caregivers of @entity162 ( @entity162 ) @entity1 , especially @entity1 who are older adults with an increased need for care, often given by a relative. The aim of this study was to describe which factors increase caregiver burden among caregivers of elderly @entity162 outpatients. METHODS: @entity1 were older than 60   years and met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of @entity146 , fifth edition, criteria for @entity162 . They were evaluated for current mood, cognitive and other @entity146 , functionality, medical comorbidities, quality of life, years since @entity162 diagnosis, and number of @entity146 admissions. The caregiver who spent the greatest time with each @entity1 was evaluated with the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview. The caregivers' global health, mood symptoms, quality of life, and tasks performed for the @entity1 were also assessed. RESULTS: Thirty-six @entity162 @entity1 and their caregivers were assessed. The Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview was positively correlated with @entity1 ' @entity146 (r   =   0.508, P   =   0.002) and functional impairment (r   =   0.466, P   =   0.004). The Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview was also correlated with caregivers' own @entity308 (r   =   0.576, P   < 0.001), @entity148 (r   =   0.360, P   =   0.031), quality of life (r   =   -0.406, P   =   0.014), medical comorbidities (r   =   0.387, P   =   0.020), and number of tasks that they completed for the @entity1 (r   =   0.480, P   =   0.003). CONCLUSIONS: In this group of elderly @entity162 @entity1 , caregiver burden was more associated with symptoms frequently seen in others diseases as in @entity303 than with @entity308 , @entity162 , or @entity148 , which are often used as treatment outcomes measures goals in @entity162 . Potential treatable and modifiable factors associated with caregiver burden could be caregivers' @entity308 , @entity148 , and medical comorbidities, as well as support for caregivers in terms of services and social relationships.

Caregiver burden in older adults with XXXX : relationship to functionality and @entity146 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity162 :: ('MESH:D001714', 'Disease') :: ['manic', 'bipolar disorder', 'BD'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression', 'depressive'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['psychiatric', 'Mental Disorders', 'neuropsychiatric symptoms'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['dementia'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety symptoms', 'anxiety']
@entity162 :: (MESH:D001714,Disease) :: ['bipolar disorder']
