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| Predictors of mortality among demented elderly in primary care | | Author(s) | Martina Schäufele, Horst Bickel, Siegfried Weyerer |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 11, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp 946-956 |
| Keywords | Longevity ; Dementia ; General practice ; Evaluation ; Longitudinal surveys ; Germany. |
| Annotation | Sociodemographic, neurological and clinical variables were examined as to whether they predict mortality in a representative sample of 3,721 demented older people in Mannheim, Germany. A 3-stage survey was conducted. At Stage I, their cognitive status was assessed by their general practitioner (GP). At stage II, a stratified random sample underwent a standardised research interview, including cognitive testing and assessment of mental status, physical illness, sensory impairment and motor disability. After a mean interval of 28 months, all patients were recontacted. For deceased patients, a close reference person was interviewed and data of death recorded (Stage III). 53 of the 117 demented patients had died. Mortality risk increased steeply with the degree of severity of dementia. By controlling for this variable, only age and motor disability contributed significantly to prediction of mortality. The influence of other clinical features which often have been hypothesised as indicators of specific subgroups of dementia was mainly due to their relationship to the disease severity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000114225 A |
| Classmark | BGA: EA: L5: 4C: 3J: 767 |
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