title: Predictors of non-bedridden survival in dementia.
abstract: 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 evolution.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Informatique médicale, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dartigues
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Péré
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Commenges
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maurice
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Orgogozo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life