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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimers Dement. 2015 Jan 19;11(8):946–954. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.11.004

Figure 2. a–2b. Change in the cost of informal dementia care by MMSE and NPI scores over time.

Figure 2

Figure panels 2 displays the informal dementia care costs in the fully adjusted, time-varying MMSE model for an individual without vascular dementia, at least a high school education, and in good/excellent health. Panel 2a displays the change in informal care costs by time and MMSE score holding NPI score constant at 10 (median of all time points). For illustration, the corresponding informal care costs associated with an MMSE of 20 with dementia duration of 4 years = $28/day; the informal care costs associated with an MMSE of 10 with dementia duration of 7 years = $66/day. Panel 2b displays the change in informal care costs by MMSE and NPI holding time constant at 3.7 years (median of all time points). For illustration, the corresponding informal care costs at an MMSE of 20 with NPI score of 10 = $27/day; the informal care costs associated with an MMSE score of 10 and NPI score of 30 = $74/day.