title: Expert estimates of caregiver hours for older Singaporeans with dementia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To obtain experts' estimates of the number of non-medical care hours required by older Singaporeans at different stages of ageing-related dementia, with low or high behavioural features.
  
  
  METHODS
  Experts on dementia in Singapore attended one of two meetings where they provided estimates of the number of care hours required for individuals at mild, moderate and severe levels of dementia with either low or high behavioural features. The experts were shown the collated responses, given an opportunity to discuss as a group, and then polled again.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The estimated mean care hours varied by dementia severity and the level of behavioural features. There was no interaction between dementia severity and behavioural features.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Estimated care hours needed by individuals with dementia is independently influenced by severity of dementia and behavioural features. These estimates may be useful for policy-makers in projecting the impact of caregiving.
authors.affiliation: Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
authors.forename: Crystal M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Haaland
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Matchar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003704:Dementia / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*; D005544:Forecasting; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012846:Singapore; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*