Survival among the older adults with clinical signs of Lewy body dementia in 40 Swedish nursing homes: a 6-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate survival among elderly residents of Swedish nursing homes (NHs), with specific focus on those with two or more signs of Lewy body dementia (LBD).

Design

Prospective observational study.

Setting

NHs in Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden.

Participants

The study population was older adults (aged ≥65 years) living in the 40 NHs in Malmö. Clinical data were collected with a customised questionnaire assessing core clinical LBD signs. Patients were categorised based on 0-1 or 2-4 LBD signs. The head nurse at each NH collected the study data: LBD questionnaires, electronic medication lists and electronic medical records from 2012 to 2013.

Main outcome measures

80-month mortality.

Results

Five hundred and fifty-eight (96%) of

SUBMITTER: Zahirovic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549645 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature