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Abstract
Background: Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that increases with age. It imposes an important burden upon the patient’s caregiver as a result of deterioration in health status of elderly patients. Aim: Determine family caregivers burden among elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease. Method: Descriptive research design was used in this study. This study was conducted in the neurological outpatient clinic at Mansoura University Hospital. A purposive sample of 75 elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease and their family caregivers were enrolled in the study. Data was collected using; demographic and clinical data structured interview sheet, Parkinson’s disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39), and zarit burden interview. Results: The mean score of patients health status was 44.34±13.14, mobility had the highest mean score (67.33±23.08) indicating a high level of problem. 60% and 28% of the studied caregivers had mild and moderate level of burden respectively. In addition, a strong positive correlation was found between elderly health status and their caregivers’ burden. Conclusion: Caregivers’ burden was common among the informal caregivers who care for elderly patients with PD. Also, caregiving burden was strongly associated with patients’ health status. Recommendation: Develop a guideline to help family caregivers of patients with Parkinson’s diseases to care for their patients at home. This will help them to cope with the burden of caring and manage stress associated with it.