Most families tend to realize progress of Alzheimer's disease when behavioural and psychological symptoms are obvious.
Yasuyuki HonjoKazuki IdeHajime TakechiPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2022)
Most families assessed AD as milder than the clinically diagnosed AD stage. In addition, high NPI-Q scores and more years of school education significantly affected the discrepancy. Family-assessed FAST was significantly affected by the NPI-Q domains of anxiety, apathy/indifference, aberrant motor behaviours, and appetite/eating disturbance. These results suggest that obvious BPSD are significant factors for Japanese families to recognize AD progress.