Post Event | Steady State | Post Event | Steady State | Post Event | Steady State | Event | Steady State | |
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Characteristics | Period 1a | Period 1b | Period 2a | Period 2b | Period 3a | Period 3b | Period 4a | Period 4b |
Event at start of period | Diagnosis. | Increased care needs. Some degree of supervision necessary. | Hospitalised eg. minor fall, UTI, pneumonia. | Increased care needs and carer strain. Trigger event. | Nursing Home. | |||
Dementia Severity | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Severe | ||||
Functional Impairment | None | Shopping, Transport | Dressing, Bathing | Fully Dependent | ||||
Behavioural Symptoms | Apathy | Apathy | Apathy, Hallucinations | Apathy, Hallucinations | ||||
Comorbidities | Diabetes | Diabetes | Diabetes | Diabetes & swallowing problems | ||||
Living Situation | Spouse (75) + children near | Spouse (77) + children near | Spouse (78) + children near | Spouse(79) + children near | ||||
Carer Burden | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | ||||
Length of period in weeks | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 65 |
Total No. of Weeks per period | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |