Humanistic burden among caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia in Japan: a large-scale cross-sectional survey.

CONCLUSIONS: Caregivers of AD/dementia patients in Japan reportedly experienced significant humanistic burden which is associated with patients' living arrangements and presence of additional chronic condition. Therefore, provision of effective care/support is essential to relieve the burden experienced by the caregivers. PMID: 33467967 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - Category: Health Management Tags: J Med Econ Source Type: research