title: Prognosis of short survival in patients with advanced dementia as diagnosed by Aminoff suffering syndrome.
abstract: On the first few days after admission to the Geriatric-Internal Medicine department, the suffering level of patients with advanced dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination 0 of 30) was evaluated according to the Mini-Suffering State Examination (MSSE). During hospitalization, 14.8% (27 of 183) of patients with advanced dementia were died with a mean survival rate of 19.86 ± 26.9 days. The MSSE scale score of died patients was 7.56 ± 1.71 during the first few days of admission which indicates high suffering levels. The MSSE scale score of survived patients with advanced dementia was 3.99 ± 2.10 which confirms their low level of suffering. There was a significant difference (P < .001) between the groups. Patients with dementia who died and were diagnosed as having Aminoff suffering syndrome during the first few days of admission had a high suffering level and short-survival time.
authors.affiliation: The Minerva Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of End-of-Life, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Geriatric Division, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel bechorz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bechor Zvi
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Aminoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016019:Survival Analysis
keywords: Aminoff suffering syndrome; advanced dementia; end of life; palliative care; relief of suffering units; survival prognosis