Classification tree model of the personal economic burden of dementia care by related factors of both people with dementia and caregivers in Japan: a cross-sectional online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to clarify the microlevel determinants of the economic burden of dementia care at home in Japanese community settings by classifying them into subgroups of factors related to people with dementia and their caregivers.

Design

A cross-sectional online survey.

Participants

4313 panels of Japanese research company who fulfilled the following criteria: (1) aged 30 years or older, (2) non-professional caregiver of someone with dementia, (3) caring for only one person with dementia and (4) having no conflicts of interest with advertising or marketing research entities.

Primary outcome measures

Informal care costs and out-of-pocket payments for long-term care (LTC) services.

Results

From 4313 respondents, only 1383 caregiv

SUBMITTER: Nakabe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629423 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature