Predictors of Non-Bedridden Survival in Dementia
作者:
M. Gagnon,
J.-F. Dartigues,
J.-J. Péré,
D. Commenges,
S. Maurice,
J.-M. Orgogozo,
期刊:
European Neurology
(Karger Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 28,
issue 5
页码: 270-274
ISSN:0014-3022
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1159/000116282
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Autonomy;Dementia;Mortality;Survival;non-bedridden
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The present study examined non-bedridden survival in 105 patients diagnosed as demented (Alzheimer’s disease, multi-infarct dementia, mixed dementia) in a neurological ward. Follow-up observations were made. During the first year, the cumulative mortality rate was 69% compared to a rate of 44% in the second year. The initial disability stage, as assessed by the Dementia Disability Scale, was found to be the only significant predictor of non-bedridden survival. The type of dementia, age, type of diagnosis, and post-hospitalization placement in an institution have not been found to be significant predictors of this evolutio
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