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Patients’ Characteristics (N = 102)
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Female sex, n(%)
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72 (70.6)
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Age, mean ± SD
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79.4 ± 7.9
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Years of education, mead ± SD
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7.1 ± 4.9
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Marital status
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• Married
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44 (43.1)
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• Widow/widower
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51 (50.0)
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• Single
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5 (4.9)
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• Divorced/separated
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2 (2.0)
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Duration of disease (years), mean ± SD
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2.53 ± 3.1
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AD type
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• AD
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63 (61.8)
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• AD+CVD
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39 (38.2)
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Severity of disease by CDR, mean ± SD
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9.74 (4.65)
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ADL, mean ± SD
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15.4 ± 6.5
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Neuropsychiatric symptoms
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• Number of symptoms, mean ± SD
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5.8 (2.6)
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• NPI score, mean ± SD
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20.3 (21.5)
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Caregivers’ Characteristics (N = 102)
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Female sex, n (%)
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79 (77.5)
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Age (years), mean ± SD
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55.0 ± 12.9
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Years of education, mean ± SD
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13.8 (4.6)
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Relationship with patient, n (%)
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• Spouse
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21 (20.6)
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• Parent
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1 (1.0)
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• Child
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70 (68.6)
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• Other relatives
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5 (4.9)
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• Hired caregiver
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5 (4.9)
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Financial problem
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• No
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81 (79.4)
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• Some problem without debt
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21 (7.8)
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• Some debt
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4 (3.9)
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• Lots of debt
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9 (8.8)
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Having a health problem
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• Physical health problem
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53 (52.0)
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• Mental health problem
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8 (7.8)
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Duration of care (years), mean ± SD
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6.1 ± 8.7
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Hour of care per day, mean ± SD
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15.4 ± 8.1
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Having at least one helper, n(%)
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83 (82.4)
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PSS, mean ± SD
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14.6 ± 4.9
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PHQ-9, mean ± SD
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4.1 ± 3.9
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• mild depression (7–12)
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20 (19.5)
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• moderate depression (13–18)
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1 (1.0)
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• severe depression (≥19)
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2 (2.0)
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ZBI-12, mean ± SD
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10.6 (7.5)
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• Severe/high burden (≥17)
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16 (15.7)
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