Table 2.

Percentages of problems evaluated as moderate or serious by caregivers and interviewers

	Carer (%)	Interviewer (%)
Lack of information about dementia	30.8	30.8
Lack of information about treatment	21.5	21.5
Lack of information about services	25.7	25.7
Financial burden	35.0	35.0
Legal issues	15.4	15.4
Disappointment caused by the illness, concerns about the patient’s future	57.5	57.9
Communication problems and conflicts with the patient	51.9	51.9
Burdened by behavioral problems of the patients	38.3	38.3
Problems caused by crises	19.2	19.6
Not enough time for oneself (including caring for the patient when the relative becomes sick)	53.3	52.8
Social isolation, conflicts within the family	36.0	36.0
Burden caused by dangerous situations	37.4	37.4
Fear of stigmatization and discrimination	12.1	12.6
Feelings of guilt, being blamed	17.3	17.8
Missing nursing skills	15.9	15.9
Difficulties concerning household tasks	37.9	37.9
Burned out or overstrained by care	45.3	45.8
Physical or psychiatric illness of the carer	45.3	46.3
Others	0.0	0.0