Distress Associated with Dementia-Related Psychosis and Agitation in Relation to Healthcare Utilization and Costs.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Explore the relationship between behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD; specifically, delusions, hallucinations, and agitation/aggression) and associated caregiver distress with emergency department (ED) utilization, inpatient hospitalization, and expenditures for direct medical care.

Design/setting/participants

Retrospective cross-sectional cohort of participants with dementia (N = 332) and informants from the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study, a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults >70 years old.

Measurements

BPSD of interest and associated informant distress (trichotomized as none/low/high) were assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Outcomes were determined from one year of Medicare claims and examined acco

SUBMITTER: Maust DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600647 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature