TY - JOUR
T1 - Mortality of demented patients in a geriatric institution
AU - Belloni-Sonzogni, Amelia
AU - Tissot, Antonella
AU - Tettamanti, Mauro
AU - Frattura, Lucilla
AU - Spagnoli, Alberto
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - 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
AB - 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
KW - Dementia Alzheimer type
KW - Elderly
KW - Mortality
KW - Multi-infarct dementia
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U2 - 10.1016/0167-4943(89)90039-3
DO - 10.1016/0167-4943(89)90039-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 2589919
AN - SCOPUS:0024342612
SN - 0167-4943
VL - 9
SP - 193
EP - 197
JO - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
JF - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
IS - 2
ER -