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| Risk of institutionalization among community long-term care clients with dementia | | Author(s) | William K Scott, Kristin B Edwards, Dorothy R Davis, Carol B Cornman, Caroline A Macera |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 1, February 1997 |
| Pages | pp 46-51 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Living in the community ; Organisation of care ; Services ; Long term ; Institutional accommodation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | South Carolina Community Long-Term Care (CLTC) data were used to identify factors increasing the risk of institutionalisation in people with dementia. CliENts diagnosed with dementia and observed at least twice between June 1993 and December 1994 (n=786) were studied. Logistic regression determined that clients with a decline in ADL (activities of daily living) function who were white, had a non-relative or child as caregiver, and were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease were at increased risk of institutionalisation. Such identification could be useful in designing additional interventions to prevent institutionalisation or in planning the transition to institutional care. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970702007 A |
| Classmark | EA: K4: P: I: 4Q: KV: 7T |
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