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Table 4 Care Recipient Symptoms

From: In the Information Age, do dementia caregivers get the information they need? Semi-structured interviews to determine informal caregivers’ education needs, barriers, and preferences

Initial Symptoms [n = 36*]

n (%)

 Memory Loss

23 (63.9 %)

 Personality/Mood/Behavior Change

5 (13.9 %)

 Executive Functions

4 (11.1 %)

 Acute/subacute confusion/cognitive impairments

4 (11.1 %)

Most Troubling Symptoms (for Caregiver) [n = 34**]

 Personality/Mood/Behavior Change

20 (58.8 %)

 Memory Loss

9 (26.5 %)

 Safety or getting lost

5 (14.7 %)

  1. *some caregivers reported more than one initial symptom
  2. **some caregivers reported more than most troubling symptom