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Survival in a population-based cohort of dementia patients — predictors and causes of mortality
Author(s)	Froukje Boersma, Wim van den Brink, Dorly J H Deeg
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 9, September 1999
Pages	pp 748-753
Keywords	Dementia ; Longevity ; Death ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands.
Annotation	102 demented subjects from a prevalence study of dementia in over 65s in a rural area of the Netherlands were subjects of this study. Survival analysis was performed using the Realised Probability of Dying as a measure of survival time. Adjustment for duration and severity at study entry was employed in all analyses. A substantial excess mortality was present among demented subjects as compared with their non-demented birth cohort. Disorders related to dementia - such as cachexia, dehydration and pneumonia - were major causes of death. Variables related to severity of functional impairment, aphasia and a shorter duration at study entry predicted a shorter survival in the study population. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-000114207 A
Classmark	EA: BGA: CW: 3J: 76H
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