Behavioural and psychological symptoms in the older population without dementia--relationship with socio-demographics, health and cognition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioural and psychological symptoms are associated with dementia, but are also present in a significant number of the older population without dementia. Here we explore the distribution of behavioural and psychological symptoms in the population without dementia, and their relationship with domains and severity of health and cognitive impairment.

Methods

The Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study is a two-phase longitudinal study of ageing representative of the population aged 65 and over of England and Wales. A subsample of 1781 participants without a study diagnosis of dementia was included in this study. Information on symptoms including depression, apathy, anxiety, feelings of persecution, hallucination, agitated behaviour, elation, ir

SUBMITTER: van der Linde R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3014957 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature