As cognitive and functional ability declines, cognitive impairment (CI) patients require more caregiving in order to maintain daily activities. In addition to seeking homecare services, unpaid caregivers such as family and friends are critical in caring for AD patients. This analysis aimed to assess the non-professional caregiving hours required by patients at different stages of CI.
The authors conclude that patients required significantly more non-professional caregiving time if they were diagnosed with AD. Informal caregiving constitutes an important part of the societal burden of AD. As a result, there are considerable benefits by delaying the disease progressing to AD.
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