Relationship between care dependency and behavioral symptoms among elderly in-patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Japan and the Netherlands

Objective: This study investigates the influence of personal characteristics and health-related variables on the care dependency status among elderly in-patients with clinically diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease in two countries. Methods: A descriptive cross-cultural survey was administered to a conveni...

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Main Authors: Ate Dijkstra, Mizue Suzuki, Hetty Kazimier, Miyuki Fujiwara, Tomohiro Saegusa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-06-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312115590425