Dorien Bangma

FDM CAPABILITY OF PATIENTS WITH MCI, AD AND PD | 121 Table 5.1. Overview of demographic and clinical characteristics of nine patients enrolled in the study on financial decision-making by patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Patient AD 1 Patient AD 2 Patient AD 3 Patient MCI 1 Patient MCI 2 Patient MCI 3 Patient PD 1 Patient PD 2 Patient PD 3 Age (in years) 62 55 69 66 76 82 62 52 61 Sex female male male female female male female male female Level of education ^ 5 7 6 5 3 6 7 6 6 Sector (former) profession health care ict finances finances facility * policy officer security education Work status retired volunteer retired retired retired retired part-time work incapacitated retired Civil status married married married married widowed divorced in relation married married Estimated gross annual income (in euros) 25.000 to 35.000 35.000 to 45.000 15.000 to 25.000 25.000 to 35.000 * 15.000 to 25.000 45.000 to 55.000 45.000 to 55.000 * Experience with making financial decisions # 0 -15 -4 -1 1 -4 0 0 -1 IADL 3 3 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 MMSE 26 23 27 25 22 22 30 30 26 Hoehn and Yahr score ‡ - - - - - - 3 1 2 Note. AD = Alzheimer’s disease; IADL = Instrumental activities of daily living; MCI = mild cognitive impairment; MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; PD = Parkinson’s disease. * No answer. ^ According to Verhage’s coding system (Verhage, 1964) which ranges from 1 (primary school not finished) to 7 (university degree). # Assessed with a semi-structured interview that focuses on the experience and the degree of independence with making financial decisions in specific everyday situations (e.g., saving money, pension or taking out health insurance) both in present and in the past. The total score is determined by subtracting the score representing the present situation from the score representing the situation in the past (range scores -32 – 32). A negative score indicates a decline in experience and/or degree of independence. † Assessed with Lawton Brody’s questionnaire about instrumental activities of daily living (Lawton & Brody, 1969). ‡ Only for patients with Parkinson’s disease. The Hoehn and Yahr score reflects the severity of motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The scale ranges from 1 (unilateral presentation) to 5 (severely disabled condition).