Abstract:A pilot study was conducted at a day care center for those affected with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The day care center is affiliated with a statewide Department of Mental Health. The purpose ofthe study was to determine the adequacy of caregivers' knowledge of nutrition in general and of the nutritional needs of the AD affected person, specifically. Also studied was the caregivers'perceived amount of burden and the caregivers' levels of depression.It wasfound that the caregivers 'knowledge ofnutrition was belo… Show more
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