Predictors of non-bedridden survival in dementia.
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.
Gagnon
M
M
Département d'Informatique médicale, Université de Bordeaux II, France.
Dartigues
J F
JF
Péré
J J
JJ
Commenges
D
D
Maurice
S
S
Orgogozo
J M
JM
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