title: Patients with dementia in group living: experiences 4 years after admission.
abstract: Sixteen patients with dementia were studied 4 years after admission to group-living (GL) units, an intermediate level of dementia care. Of eight patients who were still alive, four lived in the GL units and four had been institutionalized. The eight patients who had died had spent 89% of their survival time in GL. Aggression was the most frequent cause of institutionalization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wimo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asplund
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mattsson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adolfsson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lundgren
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015996:Survival Rate