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Original Research

Detection, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease dementia stratified by severity as reported by caregivers in Japan

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Pages 1843-1854 | Published online: 16 Jul 2018

Figures & data

Figure 1 Short-Memory Questionnaire score by severity level.

Notes: The ends of the boxes shown above depict the lower and upper quartiles whereas the horizontal line in the middle of each box depicts the median value. The whiskers extending from each box show the range of the lowest or first quartile (Q1) and highest or third quartile (Q3) observation, or the interquartile range (IQR). °Indicates an outlier which is defined as a data point that is more extreme than Q1 − 1.5×IQR or Q3 + 1.5×IQR. *Indicates an extreme outlier which is defined as a data point that is more extreme than Q1 − 3×IQR or Q3 + 3×IQR.
Abbreviation LTCI, long-term care insurance.
Figure 1 Short-Memory Questionnaire score by severity level.

Table 1 Caregiver and patient demographic characteristics

Figure 2 Caregiver time involved in AD dementia care.

Notes: Means and CIs are provided for the total average hours of care required per day.
Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer’s disease; LTCI, long-term care insurance.
Figure 2 Caregiver time involved in AD dementia care.

Table 2 Caregiver involvement and intensity in AD dementia care

Table 3 Disease history responses in the current study sample