Prevalence of living alone with dementia and other progressive neurological conditions: findings from primary care data in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living alone with a neurodegenerative condition such as dementia may result in inequalities in access to support and resources. However, estimates of the number of people living alone vary widely in research studies. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of living alone with dementia, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease (MND), and Huntington's disease in England using electronic healthcare records.

Methods

Individuals identified in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) database were categorised as living alone or living with others based on medical codes and the number of people registered at a given GP practice from a household. Excluding those in care facilities, the prevalence of living alone was estimated both overall and stratified by measures o

SUBMITTER: Gamble LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12584314 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature