How does SymptomGuide™ work?
SymptomGuide™ provides an inventory of over 60 symptoms that are commonly described as targets for treatment by patients and caregivers. For each symptom in the inventory, we provide a list of typical descriptions of how these symptoms affect patients in their daily lives. The symptoms cover seven general categories: Thinking and Judgment, Memory and Language, Personality Changes, Behaviour, Physical Changes, Everyday Activities, and Leisure Activities. SymptomGuide™ is a web-based application which allows patients and caregivers to not only select from a comprehensive symptom inventory, but also provides them with information about each symptom, including where it fits in the spectrum of dementia, how commonly it occurs, how likely it is to respond to treatment, and strategies for coping if it does not. SymptomGuide™ seeks to provide extensive information that can guide patients and caregivers in defining what they want from treatment, so that they can recognize successful treatment i
