Table 1.
Sample: persons with dementia, family carers and professional caregivers
| Case | MMSE | DAD | NPI – severity of symptoms | Residence | Services | Family carer | Prof. care-giver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mr |
23 |
74% |
Agitation: 3 |
Nursing home |
Special dementia unit |
Spouse |
EN |
|
A |
Anxiety: 3 |
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| Apathy: 3 | |||||||
| Abnormal motor behaviour: 2 | |||||||
|
Mrs |
20 |
73% |
Depression: 3 |
Flat - lived alone |
Home nursing 3 times/day; day centre for persons with dementia 5 days/week |
Sister |
RN |
|
B | |||||||
|
Mrs |
22 |
80% |
Depression: 4 |
Sheltered housing |
Home nursing 2 times/day; general day centre 4 days/week |
Daughter-in-law |
EN |
|
C | |||||||
|
Mrs |
22 |
85% |
Agitation: 4 |
Sheltered housing |
Home nursing 3 times/day; general day centre 4 days/week; housecleaning and laundry 1.5 hour/fortnight |
Son |
EN |
|
D |
Depression: 3 |
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| Apathy: 3 | |||||||
| Eating behaviour: 3 | |||||||
|
Mrs |
21 |
81% |
Depression: 4 |
Nursing home |
General ward |
Son |
NA |
|
E |
Anxiety: 4 |
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| Eating behaviour: 4 | |||||||
|
Mr |
21 |
69% |
Loss of conditioned reflex: 2 |
Flat - lived with wife |
General day centre 2 days/week |
Spouse |
EN |
|
F | |||||||
|
Miss |
21 |
78%. |
Depression: 3 |
House - lived alone |
Home nursing 3 times/day; general day centre 2 days/week; housecleaning 1 hour/week; meals-on-wheels 3 times/week; weekly visitor |
Brother |
EN |
|
G |
Anxiety: 2 |
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|
Miss |
21 |
68% |
0 |
Sheltered housing |
Special dementia unit |
Niece |
NA |
|
H | |||||||
|
Mrs |
20 |
71% |
Delusions: 2 |
House - lived alone |
Home nursing 2–3 times/day; day centre for persons with dementia 5 days/week; housecleaning 1,5 hours/fortnight |
Daughter |
EN |
|
I |
Eating behaviour: 3 |
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|
Mrs |
20 | 80% | 0 | House - lived with husband | Day centre for persons with dementia 2 days/week | Spouse | RN |
| J |
Abbreviations.
MMSE – Minimal Mental State Examination – moderately demented 20–25 points, max. 30 points.
DAD – Disability Assessment for Dementia – measures initiative, capacity to plan and executive functioning (hygiene, dressing, continence, meals, using telephone, managing correspondence and financial matters, household chores and leisure activities).
NPI – Neuropsychiatric Inventory rates severity of psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances.
Professional caregiver:
RN – registered nurse.
EN – enrolled nurse.
NA – nurse aid.