Physician and professional caregiver perspectives on meaningful change in agitation behaviors in Alzheimer’s dementia: Insights from qualitative interviews
Participants who regularly treat people with Alzheimer's dementia described a significant burden associated with agitation behaviors and provided qualitative examples highlighting that even minor reductions in the frequency of such behaviors can have meaningful benefits for the patient's care and the burden on professional caregivers and family members.
Authors
- Brian Talon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-6549)
- Jessica Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5334-6222)
- A. J. Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0919-2435)
- Kelly P. McCarrier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2301-0984)
- Jyoti Aggarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2168-3392)
Institutions
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (US)
- Otsuka (United States) (US)
- Deerfield (United States) (US)
- Lundbeck (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Dementia
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frdem.2025.1607566
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical
- H. Lundbeck A/S