Time-varying effects of socio-demographic and economic factors on the use of institutional long-term care before dementia-related death: A Finnish register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The effects of socio-demographic and economic factors on institutional long-term care (LTC) among people with dementia remain unclear. Inconsistent findings may relate to time-varying effects of these factors as dementia progresses. To clarify the question, we estimated institutional LTC trajectories by age, marital status and household income in the eight years preceding dementia-related and non-dementia-related deaths.

Methods

We assessed a population-representative sample of Finnish men and women for institutional LTC over an eight-year period before death. Deaths related to dementia and all other causes at the age of 70+ in 2001-2007 were identified from the Death Register. Dates in institutional LTC were obtained from national care registers. We calculated th

SUBMITTER: Korhonen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013097 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature