The clinical and economic burden among caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease in Canada.

Shelagh SzaboPardis LakzadehStephanie ClineRodrigo Palma Dos ReisRobert Petrella

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2019)

Caregivers of patients with mild AD had a similar clinical and direct economic burden to older adults who were not dementia caregivers, whereas the burden among caregivers of moderate and severe AD patients was much greater.

Keyphrases

palliative care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
early onset
risk factors
high intensity
cognitive impairment