Burden, Anger and Physical Health among Men and Women Caregivers of Dementia

In the developing world, the family institution tends to be strong and people with longstanding illnesses such as dementia are provided care at home by immediate family members. This tends to decrease institutionalization of such patients [1]. The family members provide care in terms of emotional, personal and practical help [2]. The responsibility of caregiving puts great burden over the caregivers and ultimately has a negative impact on their personal relationships, quality of life as well as physical and mental health. It is also evident from the literature that onethird to one-half of caregivers have high rate of psychological distress and poor mental health [3].