Contrasting Results Between Caregiver's Report and Direct Assessment of Activities of Daily Living in Patients Affected by Mild and Very Mild Dementia: The Contribution of the Caregiver's Personal Characteristics

Abstract

With the exception of motor performance (walking), the caregiver's report and the performance-based assessment of functional status measure different aspects of a patient's functional status. Contrasts between the caregiver's report and observed ADL performance in mildly and very mildly demented patients are influenced by the caregiver's burden.