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Dementia in long-term care facilities
— a survey of the Ottawa-Carleton region | | Author(s) | Anne Carswell-Opzoomer, John Puxty, Martha Teaffe |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 12, no 3, Fall 1993 |
| Pages | pp 360-372 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Long term patients ; Nursing homes ; Care homes ; Hospital services ; Canada. |
| Annotation | A census of 3,825 residents in 26 long-term care facilities in the Ottawa-Carleton Region of Canada estimated the point prevalence of cognitive impairment or dementia, as identified by nurses using the DSM III criteria. Long term facilities were stratified according to four levels of care: residential homes, homes for the aged, nursing homes, and chronic care hospitals. A validation survey of 411 representative residents from each type of care consisted of interviews with residents using two screening instruments, interviewing the nurse using two behavioural instruments, and a chart audit. On the census, prevalence for the surveyed group was 67%, compared to 61% for the whole resident population. The prevalence of dementia in the surveyed group was 61% compared to the census estimate of 52% for the whole resident population. Overall sensitivity of the census was 95% and the specificity was 83%. Results indicate that a census undertaken with standardised definitions, by knowledgeable staff directly involved with patient care is a reasonably effective method for estimating the prevalence of dementia in people in long-term care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-970821213 A |
| Classmark | EA: LF7:4Q: LHB: KW: LD: 7S |
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