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Survival to late dementia in Dutch nursing home patients
Author(s)Raymond T C M Koopmans, John L P Ekkerink, Chris van Wool
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 51, no 2, February 2003
Pagespp 184-187
KeywordsDementia ; Life span ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands.
AnnotationIn an observational analysis of 991 dementia patients admitted between 1980 and 1989 to a psychogeriatric nursing home in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, all patients were followed until death. Late dementia was operationally defined as total impairment in 20 items on the functional status questionnaire. The mean disease duration of the study population was 7 years, with a wide range. Some died soon after diagnosis, whereas others lived for more than 25 years after onset of the disease. 126 patients (14.2%) reached the phase of late dementia, most of whom were women (90%), and 60% had Alzheimer's disease (AD). For most of the patients, this phase lasted 1 year or less. Age, sex, and type or severity of dementia on admission all contributed significantly to predicting survival to late dementia. Nursing home physicians can use these findings to inform relatives about the prognosis. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-030715205 A
ClassmarkEA: BG6: LHB:LF: 3J: 76H

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