| Mortality of demented patients in a geriatric institution. | |
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PMID: 2589919 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A group of 237 elderly patients with dementia of Alzheimer type (DAT) or multi-infarct dementia (MID) was randomly selected in a large geriatric institution in Milan. Mean age of the sample was 78.9 years, 160 (67.5%) were DAT patients and 77 (32.5%) were MID patients. Half of the sample had low levels of autonomy and after 4 years 183 (77.2%) patients were dead. Predictors of mortality, according to a univariate analysis, were age, level of autonomy and type of diagnosis (DAT vs. MID). Mortality rate after 4 years was significantly higher (p less than 0.001) in DAT (86.9%) than in MID (57.1%) patients. |
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Authors:
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A Belloni-Sonzogni; A Tissot; M Tettamanti; L Frattura; A Spagnoli |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Volume: 9 ISSN: 0167-4943 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Gerontol Geriatr Publication Date: 1989 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-01-03 Completed Date: 1990-01-03 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214379 Medline TA: Arch Gerontol Geriatr Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 193-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Clinical Psychology Service, Trivulzio Institute, Milan, Italy. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer Disease / mortality* Cross-Sectional Studies Dementia, Multi-Infarct / mortality* Female Homes for the Aged* Humans Italy / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Nursing Homes* |
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