Dementia in elderly inpatients admitted to medical wards in Brazil: diagnosis and comorbidity with other clinical diseases.
Psychogeriatrics
; 16(3): 177-84, 2016 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Specific comorbidities affect older patients with dementia admitted to general hospitals and may complicate the recognition of dementia. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of dementia among elderly inpatients admitted to hospital medical wards and to identify its distribution across clinical and sociodemographic conditions.METHODS:
From June 2011 to May 2012, a sample of elderly inpatients (≥60 years old) were screened for dementia with the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale to identify cognitive and functional impairment (CFI). Subjects with CFI underwent a diagnostic procedure for dementia using the Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition. The elderly inpatients also completed a standard questionnaire to investigate sociodemographic and clinical variables and a screening procedure for depression and delirium. The data obtained were submitted to univariate and multivariate analyses.RESULTS:
The sample of 224 subjects had a mean age of 71.5 years and was mostly men (62.2%), poorly educated (≤4 years of schooling 74.6%), and married (53.4%). CFI was observed in 84 subjects (prevalence 37.4%; 95% confidence interval 31.1-43.7), and dementia was observed in 31 subjects (prevalence 17.2%; 95% confidence interval 12.3-22.1). Dementia was related to older age and the presence of delirium, stroke, and pneumonia.CONCLUSIONS:
The prevalence of CFI and dementia was high among the elderly inpatients examined. The identification of medical and sociodemographic conditions associated with a dementia diagnosis in a general hospital may be useful in the development of preventative actions.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Cognitivos
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Delírio
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Demência
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Pacientes Internados
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychogeriatrics
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil