| ADQ | Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire |
| ANCOVA | Analysis of covariance |
| DS | Dementia Severity |
| GDS | Global Deterioration Scale |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corporation |
| INTERDEM | Early Detection and timely INTERvention in DEMentia |
| IRI | Interpersonal Reactivity Index |
| MMRM | Mixed model for repeated measures |
| NPI-Q | Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire |
| PA | Photo-Activity |
| Qol | Quality of Life |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| SFAS | Smiley Face Assessment Scale |
| SPSS | Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| SSCQ | Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire |
| TOPICS-MDS | The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey Minimum Data Set |