Predicting Caregiver Burden from Daily Functional Abilities of Patients with Mild Dementia

OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between performance‐ and informant‐based measures of activities of daily living (ADLs) in patients with early dementia and burden or psychological distress experienced by the patients' caregivers.

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