Co-morbidity and drug treatment in Alzheimer's disease. A cross sectional study of participants in the dementia study in northern Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inappropriate medical treatment of co-morbidities in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an increasing concern in geriatric medicine. The objective of this study was to compare current drug use related to co-morbidity between individuals with a recent diagnosis of AD and a cognitively healthy control group in a population based clinical trial in Northern Norway.

Methods

Setting

Nine rural municipalities with 70,000 inhabitants in Northern Norway.

Participants

PARTICIPANTS with and without AD recruited in general practice and by population based screening.187 participants with a recent diagnosis of AD were recruited among community dwellers. Of 791 respondents without cognitive symptoms, 500 were randomly selected and invited to further clinical and cognitiv

SUBMITTER: Andersen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3204237 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature