Clinical Trajectories of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild-Moderate to Advanced Dementia.
J Alzheimers Dis
; 86(2): 861-875, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is high prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) among dementia patients. NPS are correlated with dementia progression, functional decline, early institutionalization, and death. There is scarce evidence on the progression of NPS in the latest stages of dementia.OBJECTIVE:
To describe the prevalence of NPS in mild-moderate to severe dementia and to reveal the progression of each NPS over time.METHODS:
We studied 317 patients (77.3% female, average age 81.5 years) with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of dementia. This is a cross-sectional, and a prospective longitudinal study with 78-month follow-up. We assessed cognitive status (Mini-Mental State Examination and Severe Mini-Mental State Examination), dementia severity (Global Deterioration Scale and Clinical Dementia Rating), and psychopathological measures (Neuropsychiatric Inventory, APADEM-Nursing Home, Apathy Inventory, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, and Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory).RESULTS:
Overall prevalence of NPS was 94.6%, being apathy the most prevalent (66.7%) and the one whose severity increased the most with progression of dementia. Agitation/aggression, irritability, and sleeping and eating disorders also increased over time. Delusions and depressive symptoms decreased in severity with disease progression. In severe dementia, female displayed more depressive symptoms and eating disorders, while male displayed more agitation/aggression and sleep disturbances.CONCLUSION:
NPS in dementia follow a heterogeneous course. Apathy is the most prevalent NPS and the one that worsens most significantly over time. The course of some NPS differs between sexes. Further research is required to understand the evolution of NPS at advanced stages of dementia.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Agitación Psicomotora
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Demencia
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Alzheimers Dis
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
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NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España