Table 1 Sample: persons with dementia, family carers and professional caregivers
Case | MMSE | DAD | NPI – severity of symptoms | Residence | Services | Family carer | Prof. care-giver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr | 23 | 74% | Agitation: 3 | Nursing home | Special dementia unit | Spouse | EN |
A | Anxiety: 3 | ||||||
Apathy: 3 | |||||||
Abnormal motor behaviour: 2 | |||||||
Mrs | 20 | 73% | Depression: 3 | Flat - lived alone | Home nursing 3 times/day; day centre for persons with dementia 5 days/week | Sister | RN |
B | |||||||
Mrs | 22 | 80% | Depression: 4 | Sheltered housing | Home nursing 2 times/day; general day centre 4 days/week | Daughter-in-law | EN |
C | |||||||
Mrs | 22 | 85% | Agitation: 4 | Sheltered housing | Home nursing 3 times/day; general day centre 4 days/week; housecleaning and laundry 1.5 hour/fortnight | Son | EN |
D | Depression: 3 | ||||||
Apathy: 3 | |||||||
Eating behaviour: 3 | |||||||
Mrs | 21 | 81% | Depression: 4 | Nursing home | General ward | Son | NA |
E | Anxiety: 4 | ||||||
Eating behaviour: 4 | |||||||
Mr | 21 | 69% | Loss of conditioned reflex: 2 | Flat - lived with wife | General day centre 2 days/week | Spouse | EN |
F | |||||||
Miss | 21 | 78%. | Depression: 3 | House - lived alone | Home nursing 3 times/day; general day centre 2 days/week; housecleaning 1 hour/week; meals-on-wheels 3 times/week; weekly visitor | Brother | EN |
G | Anxiety: 2 | ||||||
Miss | 21 | 68% | 0 | Sheltered housing | Special dementia unit | Niece | NA |
H | |||||||
Mrs | 20 | 71% | Delusions: 2 | House - lived alone | Home nursing 2–3 times/day; day centre for persons with dementia 5 days/week; housecleaning 1,5 hours/fortnight | Daughter | EN |
I | Eating behaviour: 3 | ||||||
Mrs | 20 | 80% | 0 | House - lived with husband | Day centre for persons with dementia 2 days/week | Spouse | RN |
J |